Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
Realize that there are not hopeless situations; there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.
Quotes to Explore
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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I love working the legislative process.
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'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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I am musical and I enjoy theatre, but I never wanted to just do theatre. I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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No man may make another free.
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I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'
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I find celebrity really scary.
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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.
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I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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The acting came about because of a girl. I was 19 and met a girl who wanted to go to the premiere drama school in Australia, the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, where Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and many others went. She had an audition, and I went with her for moral support - to cheer her on. I did an audition my way, and it kept going.
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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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Pride of race is the antidote to prejudice.
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The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, 'With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.' But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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One thing America gets right is being open to innovation. Canada and Scandinavia have to do better on that.
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Realize that there are not hopeless situations; there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.
