Bernard Berenson Quotes
We usually meet all of our relatives only at funerals where somebody always observes: "Too bad we can't get together more often".
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather jackets for women and black leather or navy donkey jackets for men. I stuck to cavalry twills and a duffle coat, at least for a few months.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possible.
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The Disney deal for us, we are very excited to be their Pay 1 partner, where we are a big licensing partner of Disney all over the world in all different windows.
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I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go.
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I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.
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A lot of Playmates look like Playmates, but I look so girl-next-door and wholesome.
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But everything of value about me is in my books.
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It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.
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Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and go with them.
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Life would have been absolutely empty without imagination.
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The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
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You have to have a globally competitive mining dispensation.
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Suddenly, everyone woke up, and everything was moving online. We've got Netflix making original series, CBS placing their network online, and suddenly, everyone's announcing some kind of digital network for serving their content online.
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I was the runt of the family, the shortest and the smallest, so I think they perceived me as the one who was like, 'Look at me!' - just trying to get their attention and being a goofball.
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I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.
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If it is just another run-of-the-mill show, then what is the point?
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Good Lord, I went in for a check up the other day and the doctor said 'You need to lay off eggs.' I go 'Is my cholesterol bad?' He said 'No, your farts are killing everybody in this room.'
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Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.
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Those have been the two biggest challenges of my life: trying to follow Radiohead, and trying to follow Brad Pitt.
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We usually meet all of our relatives only at funerals where somebody always observes: "Too bad we can't get together more often".
