Sydney Schanberg (Sydney Hillel Schanberg) Quotes
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I don't mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.
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The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
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Hanson plays music that is very much a part of everything.
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When you write about sports, you're allowed to engage in mischief. Nothing is at stake.
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I don't wanna be Courtney Love - I wanna be Kurt Cobain.
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Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.
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When you want a break from dogs, and you take them to the kennel to the stars, no one thinks you're a bad pet owner. But when you have kids, you can't drop them off for three weeks without someone calling Child Protective Services!
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I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it.
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After I learned the piano, I went on to learn percussion, the tuba, b-flat baritone, French horn, trombone, trumpet, most of the instruments in the orchestra. Trumpet was my instrument.
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If I made a mistake on a piece of content, I'm going to learn from it.
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I pretty much will do anything for a laugh.
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I'm a Midwestern girl, born and bred. It's harder for some of us to write about things closer to home. It's not so much a fear of telling the truth but wanting to do it justice.
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In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.
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I dream in color, and I have visions of feelings and energies that I would love to feel.
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My wife and I now live in the summers in northern Michigan in an environment which is wonderfully conducive to research, and where most of my work in the last 15 years has been done.
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We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game.
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We want to renew our vows with our people. We want to reconnect with our people. We want to get our people excited again.
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You can write any time people will leave you alone and not interrupt you. Or rather you can if you will be ruthless enough about it. But the best writing is certainly when you are in love. If it is all the same to you I would rather not expound on that.
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An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.
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People in New York pay attention to national issues - a huge percentage of people.
