Natalia Makarova Quotes
Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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My mornings go by so fast I forget breakfast. Lunch - that's turned out to be my biggest meal. I like tuna fish with low-fat mayonnaise and celery, egg whites and garlic. It's delish.
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Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
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Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.
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I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
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I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.
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Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
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The minute I get into a hotel room, I scatter my stuff everywhere. It's like a bomb site within a minute. So I suppose that means I'm trying to nest.
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The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
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Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
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I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.
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But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.
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I measure in my palm and use my eyes to estimate amounts; a tablespoon is a full palm of dried spices.
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A bag of apples, a pot of homemade jam, a scribbled note, a bunch of golden flowers, a coloured pebble, a box of seedlings, an empty scent bottle for the children. . . . Who needs diamonds and van-delivered bouquets?
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Oh how warm it makes one to know that there is one person in the world to whom one is everything. A lover is the most precious, the most marvelous possession.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
