William Ames Quotes
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.
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Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
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I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
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I missed the television train at some point. I don't know what happened, but now I've created a complex about it. I'm missing out on what everybody's watching, and now I can't even begin to think about starting to watch a television show because it's been so long. I don't even have a Netflix account.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.
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I was at the job of reading it for days and days, endlessly daunted and halted by its laborious dullness, its flatulent fatuity, its almost fabulous inconsequentiality. (On H. G. Wells' Joan and Peter) Ch. 2, 'The Late Mr. Wells'
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Personal revelation, consecration of performance, attention to detail, and dependency on God-with these qualities you cannot fail.
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Its Not That Life Ends When You'r Gone..Its that; It just Doesn't Start...
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It's really weird because my house is very ornate, but my writing lair is very, very blank. It's white, the furniture is white. It gives me nothing to look at, so I just have to concentrate!
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Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.
