Carolyn Heilbrun (Carolyn Gold Heilbrun) Quotes
One cannot make up stories; one can only retell in new ways the stories one has already heard.
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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
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The idea of a soulmate is beautiful and very romantic to talk about it in a movie or a song, but in reality, I find it scary.
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I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well.
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If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.
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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
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You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
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Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprang up.
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I had a very wise person tell me that he thinks marriage, when you're younger, you keep thinking you can fix things. That's what people do. And you can't really fix anything. It shouldn't be a massive difficult thing every day. Life's difficult enough.
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Knowing there is a capable back-up willing to give it a try always makes you feel better.
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I would love to work with Eminem, Dr. Dre. I wish I could have been in the studio with Bob Marley.
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I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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I'm really blessed. I love my job. Love going to work. I just love it. I love getting it, I love preparing for it. I love the whole process. I love the whole ritual. I'm really very lucky. Lucky girl.
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Eating a natural diet with loads of fresh fruit and veg and little processed food helps me manage the symptoms of my illness.
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I have talked to stunt drivers all my life, 32 years of talking to stunt drivers. There's a craziness to them.
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I bring to the table core Democratic values and can articulate them very strongly. I'm not someone who tries to claim the middle.
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Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.
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I've just tried to keep my eyes open, tried to read everything you can, and tried to see whether I see myself within it. If I do, then I can get excited about it.
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I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell - she was the brunette in it and I was the blonde. She got $200,000 for it, and I got my $500 a week, but that to me was, you know, considerable. She, by the way, was quite wonderful to me. The only thing was I couldn't get a dressing room. Finally, I really got to this kind of level and I said, "Look, after all, I am the blonde, and it is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!" Because still they always kept saying, "Remember, you're not a star." I said, "Well, whatever I am, I am the blonde!
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Many a husband lives to regret the extravagant fee he bestowed upon the minister who sentenced him.
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The truth is, people go to shows because they want a show. They want showbiz. When people talk about a show they saw it's not because they heard a song, it's because they were excited and geared up about the show.
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I grew up in leafy suburbs in north and east Belfast, but if I had been born a mile down the road closer to the city centre, you might never heard of me.
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One cannot make up stories; one can only retell in new ways the stories one has already heard.
