Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
I was never like, "collect, collect," like people who go to auctions. I never spent a serious amount of time because I don't have any time!
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He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.
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I read fashion magazines all the time. It's fun, but I don't take it very seriously.
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I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.
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Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.
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I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.
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I want to promote the introduction of art history in primary schools and to convince the general public that, even in a period of economic crisis, arts funding is an absolute necessity at the federal, state, and local levels.
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I'm absolutely convinced that the very small global warming we are experiencing is the result of natural causes. It's a cyclical phenomenon in the history of the Earth. The role of man is very small, almost negligible.
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I think something that's very relevant in real life and that they don't portray enough on TV is that when you think 'Christian,' you think 'goody two shoes' - they have to look a certain way and do certain things - and it's just not true.
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There's no wrong way to experience a film.
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Control your expenses better than your competition. This is where you can always find the competitive advantage.
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It's funny landing parts now where I'm somebody's mum. I remember the first time I was asked to play a mum. I was easily old enough, but because I didn't have any children, I thought, 'That seems really grown-up.'
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Maybe I just wasn't a show-biz type. I didn't miss performing at all.
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One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People are dying to get into this country... not out of it.
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When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.
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A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.
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In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.
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I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars' as a child, and I was completely enamored by it.
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It is true: Man is the microcosm: I am my world.
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When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those days Japan was gonna crush us. And we learned a lot about Japan when we were there. But over the subsequent 30 years, the Japanese companies all fell behind. And the reason why they fell behind is because they didn't globalize.
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You're much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly.
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We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
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I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.
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I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.
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I was never like, "collect, collect," like people who go to auctions. I never spent a serious amount of time because I don't have any time!
