Candice Bergen Quotes
I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.
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I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
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I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.
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When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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Life is God's art.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I'm very blessed to have the success that I've had, and that's given me so many opportunities to work on being great.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.
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And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,None knew so well as I:For he who lives more lives than oneMore deaths than one must die.
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My falling in love with spoken word poetry definitely came out of that time period where all the adults around me were failing to supply me with any answers. Everyone was too busy dealing with things that were more important. I was pretty lost and invisible. And all of a sudden, this world opened up where I could get on stage and perform in front of my peers. People would listen to me and see me, and people would say, "That thing you created was important." And that was so validating and necessary at that specific moment.
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I lost seventy pounds eating nothing but Jello for 4 months. But of course there is great variety in the colors! I think, if I remember correctly, it's 230 calories for a whole bowl. Maybe 270? In the 5th month, I added fruit.
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The principal did not like the fact that the teachers would take my side. I always left an impression when I left the school - not for who I was but for what I did there.
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I picked Dad's guitar up when I was 8. It hurt to play, so I put it down and picked it back up when I was 15 and dug in. The guitar helped me come out of my shell and kind of gave me an identity at school.
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I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.
