William E. Simon Quotes
Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.
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I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision.
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I do try very hard to develop themes that are easily understood and that, hopefully, will paint vivid images of the legal principles and implications of the ruling that will stick in the Justices' heads and will help influence how they think about the case.
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I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.
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I used to hate stilettos. It took me a lot of time to understand how to walk in them and look graceful. And eventually, you realise their importance.
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I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.
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At school I used to avoid dance lessons. They were the worst.
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Let's all strive to be more entrepreneurial, and I think we'll all be in a better place.
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If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a record without a musical reason, you have to either be a pop star who sells automatically or just be lucky.
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It's the ultimate identity theft when you start messing with somebody's work. Thinking that you could edit the work, or mix it differently, or re-EQ it, or make claims about it that aren't true.
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My training and my inclination is to invent.
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Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.
