Walter Becker Quotes
With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.
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I did a film called 'Fire with Fire.'
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In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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Water for People is a non-profit international organization that brings together communities, entrepreneurs, governments - people - to create solutions that empower people to maintain their own reliable water systems and sanitation.
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Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
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Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived.
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The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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I think I'm bad luck for Tiger because he missed the cut in Charlotte with me. But yeah, those are two of the best players of all time. Tiger's the best player of all time in my opinion, so when he's not in the field, it's a relief because he's such a great player.
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Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants.
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I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you.
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An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.
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Mel Gibson is losing it. I don't know how people still supporting this dude's movies like it's all good. That dude is nuts. All you gotta do is shut him down and don't support any of his movies.
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
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I write novels, mostly historical ones, and I try hard to keep them accurate as to historical facts, milieu and flavor.
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I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously.
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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I think, on the rap side of life, I've always been inspired by and respected Missy Elliott for a long time. She's funny and created an image for herself that was non-sexualized but was really interesting and really cool and really kind of avant-garde in a lot of ways.
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A fantastic actor in a scene that's just closed off will be good. But when working with a director who knows little tricks - correct music, slowly pushing in - that stunning performance will somehow become even better. I've always seen it as a symbiotic relationship.
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For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn't. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured.
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Or they'll put posters up saying pizza is the biggest source of tomato sauce in the American diet.
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With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.
