Celia Cruz Quotes
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To be honest, marriage doesn't scare me and that, it's just once you've been together for so long, if you haven't got any kids it's just a big expensive day out for everyone else to enjoy, isn't it?
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Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
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There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.
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The problem is that I don't want to add another record to the world that is not necessary to be published, except to make some business. There has to be a musical reason.
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I love to be in front of big galleries.
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If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
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Before, boxing was something that I did. Now, boxing is who I am.
Mandy Bujold -
Every man is his own hell.
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I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.
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Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.
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When you give kids the tools necessary to change their destiny, it's really empowering.
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Just as dyed hair makes older men less attractive, it is what you do to hide your weaknesses that makes them repugnant.
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All our symbols have the same purpose; words are merely the symbols we use most commonly. The function of words in human thought is to stand for things which are not present to the senses, and allow the mind to manipulate them-things, concepts, ideas, everything that does not have a physical reality in front of us now.
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In the welter of conflicting fanaticisms, one of the few unifying forces is scientific truthfulness, by which I mean the habit of basing our beliefs upon observations and inferences as impersonal, and as much divested of local and temperamental bias, as is possible for human beings.
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When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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Let me tell you, when you're pregnant with the first one, it's great of course, all new and 'Yay!' With the second one it's still okay; you can pay attention to number one and she can share in the joy of the pregnancy.
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Life is too short. If we're in Italy, have pizza and pasta. But not every day.
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It's a very different show because of the elements that we're putting in. There's so many different styles of comedy, but Mr. Show was unique to Bob and David - two of the most brilliant performers and writers there are. Their show was based on them. Our show is a bit more broad. We have a cast of 7, we have guests. We can be slightly more topical.
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Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
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Theatre is all about the process and the sense of community that is created. You have weeks of rehearsal, time to explore your character and get to know the other actors. There is opportunity to try off-the-wall ideas, to find layers and nuance over weeks. You become like a second family with your cast.
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I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
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When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go.
