Murray Kempton Quotes
Any experience deeply felt makes some men better and some men worse. When it has ended, they share nothing but the recollection of a commitment in which each was tested and to some degree found wanting. [...] The consequences of the journey change the voyager so much more than the embarking or the arrival.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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I've used a stylist twice, and that was when I didn't have time to go shopping or pick up an outfit for a photo shoot. I think you should dress yourself, have fun with it - it's only clothes.
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Nothing makes us love a person as much as praying for him.
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My business issues are just that - business - and I deal with them like they are business.
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Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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Sometimes I'll lock myself in a room and dance. I'll turn music on as loud as possible and just get weird!
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In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.
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In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.
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Brains, you see, vary a lot from person to person - they vary as much as faces do.
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You don't have to always write about big stuff. Writing is about expressing yourself, you know? It can be about small stuff, too.
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My friend, Sue Ann, in college pulled me aside and said, 'Honey I love you but you have got to start waxing your eyebrows. They look wild!' So thank you, that kinda changed my life.
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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
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Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something.
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It is very important to highlight the young talent of India.
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The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.
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I long to journey endlessly, always in search of something new. Always alert.
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It's interesting to get older and realize that part of your job growing up in this profession is to help the next generation. More and more, with Boyhood and with Ellar Coltrane and with Emma Watson, I start to see that role. There's no better way. Nobody wants advice, so you can't really give it. You just have to try to wish them well on their journey.
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Iraqis must fight for their own country.
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Any experience deeply felt makes some men better and some men worse. When it has ended, they share nothing but the recollection of a commitment in which each was tested and to some degree found wanting. [...] The consequences of the journey change the voyager so much more than the embarking or the arrival.
