Richard Strauss Quotes
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
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When you know your intention, you are in a position to choose the consequences that you will create for yourself. When you choose an intention that creates consequences for which you are willing to be responsible, that is a responsible choice.
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I think any time you have a super team, whether it's all men or all women or both, what you have are people with very unique strengths that aren't always totally compatible.
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I don't want to lose what I've won.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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Before 'Lucky Louie,' nobody would ever cast me to play a mom or a wife; nobody ever saw me in that role, which is weird, since that's who I really am.
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People work hard.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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I'm sorry I didn't go to jail for six months, then I know you could come to see me anytime you wanted to.
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We all have our own little thing, I think.
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I went to high school in Stockton, CA.
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If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.
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Well, you know, I never want to feel like I have a set plan of what I'm supposed to do. I kind of like to go script by script, and if I like the character and like the story that's why I want to do a movie.
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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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I'm glad that I had the upbringing I did where I was just part of what everyone else was a part of. And prom and all that.
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I have decided in 2020 to run for president.
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In terms of growing as a songwriter, I'm just a guy who understands the craft better. I understand what I want to do with it. I think that's where I've grown. Have I fully achieved that? No, but I don't think you ever do. There's always room to grow.
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Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it.
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The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.
