Gary Ackerman Quotes
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The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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Lincoln has accepted America as a biracial society. He's talking about giving at least some black men the right to vote. In the Emancipation Proclamation he advises some blacks to labor faithfully for reasonable wages, here in the United States. He doesn't say anything about them leaving the country. He puts black men in the army. That is a whole different vision than simply saying "let's have them go out of the country." I think what's interesting is the change in Lincoln's view, but one must realize that he did adhere to this idea of colonization for many years.
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I think I rely on my talent more than my brain sometimes.
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I know I'm never going to probably see the Taj Mahal or, you know, climb Mt. Everest, but I can still maybe influence peoples' way of thinking by a story that I do, by something I learn about the world.
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Well, I don't find glamour and clothing relevant.
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No man has a right to expect to succeed in life unless he understands his business, and nobody can understand his business thoroughly unless he learns it by personal application and experience.
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No, you can't call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.
