Michael Novak Quotes
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.
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Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.
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I love 'Titanic' and the idea that you're kind of rooting for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to survive despite the fact that you know that they're not going to.
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I write my music.
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I have to tell you that June Cleaver had a job in 'The New Leave It to Beaver.' She did. Sure, she was a council woman. She went to work. She wasn't a sit-at-home grandma. She went out, got a job.
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Jesus Pietro wasn't used to dealing with ghosts. It would require brand new techniques. Grimly he set out to evolve them.
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New York is my, you know, second hometown.
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We are not experts on everything. We are not capable of doing everything by ourselves. There are a bunch of other smarter people around the world.
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I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.
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The Internet has done nothing but good for comedy all around. Comedians no longer have to rely on TV execs and club owners deciding if they are funny or not.
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I find it very easy to love because I grew up in such a loving family.
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Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that many women. The truth is I can't even remember her face. I kind of know how strong her thighs were, and her beauty. But what I won't forget is the way she tore open the barbecued chicken with her hands, and wiped the grease on her breasts.
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Who doesn't desire his fathers death?
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Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and loss.They will remain calm like the eye of a hurricane.
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Sometimes the scene is a sad scene but you have to play it with a laugh to find out that that doesn't work or that there's really a part of that in it, and that's what rehearsal is for, to take that time.
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When I come home, I'm just Maisie, and everywhere I go, I'm just Maisie!
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Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
