Nathan Lane Quotes
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.
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This is the only thing I know.
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Since the time of St. Jerome, it was mandatory for any kind of scholar or thinker to spend time out in the desert in solitude. It's no coincidence that the desert has been a major part of the visionary or mystical experience from the beginning of time.
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If you could get all the people in the organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.
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I know a lot of people who read and think: "George [Saunders] is so much fun." There's no denying you're fun to read, but as a writer I think of [George Saunders] as, in fact, not a fun and freewheeling type but really an obsessive control artist.
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People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz.
