Anne Akiko Meyers Quotes
Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.
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I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.
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I am sick and tired of the process where everybody tells you that Indian companies don't have the technology and capability. We need to put money where our mouth is and make things happen, and that is what we are trying to do.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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Whenever I have even a spare second, I'm in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cookies. I make a mean batch of chocolate chippers.
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When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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No one can make me work harder than I do, so I'm generally not interested in who I am competing with.
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.
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I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.
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But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders of people you can watch grow and watch the way they treat others.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I just try to attack the rim as hard as I can. Try to get the crowd pumped up a little bit.
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Comic books are a big passion of mine.
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Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
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I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.
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There are servers, and there are people that are served. There's something contradictory about that in a democracy, certainly.
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In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.
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There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But the music that made music the number one thing for me as a youth was jazz.
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Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.
