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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Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.
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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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I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.
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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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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
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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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When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. It's not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that.
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'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time. They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?'
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I want to keep acting. I'll be acting probably until I get a lot older.
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I'm very keen on making the world a better place, whether that's changing people's attitudes or giving people the confidence to be who they are.
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When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
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If I go to Hollywood, I will have to start all over again – which is fine and makes me humble.
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I think you get better as you get older.
