Mordecai Richler Quotes
The Canadian kid who wants to grow up to be Prime Minister isn't thinking big, he is setting a limit to his ambitions rather early.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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Swing dance has been a part of my life since I was born.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an actor, the more equipped you are to live in the moment. Just like the gifted musicians in my dad's quartet, it takes a courageous actor to be free.
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You help families focus on the future through their children.
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It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.
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I don't write women who are weak or simpering.
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My own death threats have declined considerably.
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The right reading for this is the one I'm giving.
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I had been in a motorcycle accident and I'd been hurt, but I recovered. Truth was that I wanted to get out of the rat race. Having children changed my life and segregated me from just about everybody and everything that was going on. Outside of my family, nothing held any real interest for me and I was seeing everything through different glasses.
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With solos, I don't like to be too prepared going in - I like to surprise myself.
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Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
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I think that people have a very strict perception of what a pop artist is.
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I've always been a voracious reader.
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President Obama is the most successful food stamp president in American history. I would like to be the most successful paycheck president in American history.
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I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.
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I'm a libertine, but it's not my specialty.
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I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
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I don't ever go into anything thinking I'm going to lose. I go into it thinking and believing I'm going to come out on top. I'm going to succeed.
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The Canadian kid who wants to grow up to be Prime Minister isn't thinking big, he is setting a limit to his ambitions rather early.
