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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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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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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With solos, I don't like to be too prepared going in - I like to surprise myself.
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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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My mom wasn't a fan of public school systems. She was scared of letting me go. So, she home-schooled my siblings and I, and she was desperately trying to find something for me to do for an extracurricular. She was trying to socialize me, so she put me in community theater, and I was instantly taken by it.
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I think I was raised by a really good mother.
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In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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I would love to do more music, definitely. That is my true passion. Dance is first and then music.
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Consumers and businesses alike value their ability to keep a phone number when changing providers or relocating. This concept is called 'number portability.'
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We're still talking about women's rights. We can't be the greatest country in the world. I think once we lose that illusionary veil of thinking that we are, we can face the problems and really try to fix them.
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Diseases can rarely be eliminated through early diagnosis or good treatment, but prevention can eliminate disease.
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It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
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io9 was the last standalone site that Gawker Media ever launched. It was born at a time when many of the company's other famous sites, from Consumerist and Wonkette to Fleshbot and Idolator, were being sold off or shuttered.
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In the 80s there weren't so many bands around and nowadays there are a lot more bands around. I think sometimes there are too many bands. But there are a lot of interesting young bands around. They are not really playing the classic metal stuff, that's up to the old bands.
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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.
