Carole Maso Quotes
This book is an invention, an act of the imagination, and in no way should be mistaken for reality, the place where much good invention originates.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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I would love to have some sort of 'Back To The Future' Delorean time machine travel device so I could go back to 1981 to see that very first Jackson 5 concert I went to, back when I was a kid.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Jazz scares me. I've witnessed so many incredible singers and jazz musicians. Pop and soul music have always been the things that I felt like I could do.
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What I need to write well is a combination of heat, light and solitude.
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Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gap between men and women's earnings has narrowed by less than a half-cent per year. At this rate, American women will have to wait until 2062 to bring home the same salary as their male counterparts.
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Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and try to sort them out through song, but whenever I sit down to write, it comes out hackneyed or overly saccharine.
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I feel like I have this unique opportunity to represent both Korea and the U.S.
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Music has a way of getting inside all of us and lifting us up.
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Every show I've been on, my kids pay no attention. They're just like, 'Who cares. It's just dad's job.'
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As a negotiator, you should strive for a reputation of being fair. Your reputation precedes you. Let it precede you in a way that paves success.
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Our commitment to integrity, our commitment to diversity and inclusion, to respecting our teammates - that's what makes this business work.
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Loads of stuff that I've done has always had a hint of comedy. I did this show called 'Psychoville' that's a horror-comedy. Because I just think that's what life's like.
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I feel good that I have my life in order. I'm not addicted to anything that I'm aware of.
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I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.
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Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Parthenon at sunrise, the summer night one met a lonely girl in Central Park and achieved with her a sweet and natural relationship, as they say in books. I too once met a girl in Central Park, but it is not much to remember. What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine as he was falling to the dusty street in Stagecoach, and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.
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I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it life with your imagination, then what you write ought to have lasting value, no matter what the mood of your prose.
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If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.
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At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.
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This book is an invention, an act of the imagination, and in no way should be mistaken for reality, the place where much good invention originates.
