William Halsey (Bill Halsey) Quotes
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After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.
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Cooperation and collaboration among nations and countries can help in the process of development of promoting welfare as well as bringing peace and stability.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
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They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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I was a journalist. I was a drummer. I was everything. I didn't know what the heck I was. But with Jack Paar, the job was very specific - no confusion. You came in each day. You wrote five pages of jokes. You handed the pages in... The pressure was to write five pages of jokes every day. I did it, and I thought, 'This is what I like to do.'
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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
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I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
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Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
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People would ask me, 'what do you want to be when you're older?' and I'd be like, 'a singer', and they'd be like, 'what do you really want to be?' and I'd be like, 'oh, I really want to be a singer.'
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What a vile and abject thing is man if he do not raise himself above humanity.
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The walls between live-action and animation are becoming really porous, and it's interesting.
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If at first you don't succeed, try hard work.
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If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you're going to reap the benefits.
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All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.
