Norton Juster Quotes
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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The sad thing is that apparently if you want to become the next Premier or the leader, suddenly you've got to shut down your human side.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.
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Mehlis will go all the way and we want to go all the way. These arrests show that no matter how high the perpetrators are, they will face the consequences of what they did.
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I'm the youngest of five girls, and I don't know about you, but it's really hard to be heard when you have five women. I've always been this loud and over the top as a person because I just want to be heard.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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I got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.
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I naturally want to be provocative.
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I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
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I want to make 'Smackdown' the brand to watch, but beyond that main-eventing, 'WrestleMania' is the next step.
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Focus comes a lot more easily when you desperately want the results of your own work - nobody else is going to do it for you.
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I want to do stories that inspire people.
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Well, actually, I manage a couple of stock portfolios or funds or whatever you want to call 'em, and I think I've done relatively well with them.
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Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.
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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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Writers since at least the heyday of Gore Vidal have bemoaned their audience's defection to other forms of entertainment.
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I make all my decisions by listening to my instinct and then keeping my fingers crossed it will lead to a good place.
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I have no contracts with my clients; just a handshake is enough.
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Working from home as a mother is the worst of everything. You don't have clear boundaries. The kids can get used to you going to work; they can't get used to you ignoring them. And work sometimes gets the message you're not as committed.
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If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself.
