Norman Jewison Quotes
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The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face.
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If large numbers of people believe they have no shot at a better life in the future, they will work less hard and generate fewer new ideas and businesses. The economy, as a whole, will be poorer.
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The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart.
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.
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I believe that I am only at a beginning, only knocking at a door, and I believe that the best is yet to come.
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I try to read as much as I can. I try to read an informative article every day. I try to stay read up on our world issues.
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I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
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Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.
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The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.
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I knew I had to write a good screenplay to be taken seriously, and I knew I needed to present Mississippi on visuals instead of just saying, 'Hey I wanted to film it in Mississippi.' It would seem like it was a hometown boy just wanting to be home.
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I didn't really grow up playing video games. I had an original Nintendo after the original Nintendo was cool.
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I rely heavily on my beta readers' honest critiques.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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There's a lionfish cookbook put out by the Reef Environmental Educational Foundation, and it tells you how to catch them, how to clean them.
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We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20.
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I don't need any nicknames.
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I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others.
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My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.
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I think you get better as you get older.
