William Dobell Quotes
My best work is always done... when I'm experimenting. If I stop experimenting I feel it just becomes a drudgery.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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In the wealthy industrialized nations, effective drug therapies against AIDS became available - AZT as early as 1987, then combinations of antiretroviral agents in 1996. The new drugs offered hope that fatal complications might be staved off and AIDS rendered a chronic condition.
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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Americans are worried about pollution - oil trains running through their towns, fracking in their neighborhoods, coal dust in their air. They're worried about what the future will look like for their children if carbon pollution continues unchecked.
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My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.
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Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.
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He exuded confidence without ever looking as is he wanted to make sure everyone else knew how confident he was.
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I've got a couple of those Gossard Wonderbras. They are so brilliant, I swear, even I get cleavage with them.
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I like to work in the morning, usually from 7-12, and still always hope to do more later. At the end of a book, I just work most of the time, but in general, I like to be working nice and early.
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I decided to make a CD that I would enjoy listening to. So I would finish a song and sit there, and I would say, 'What song, of all the songs I know, would I like to work on now? What song would make me happy?' And that's how I picked the songs.
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Temporary release from work, through vacations, becomes more welcome, more pleasurable, even more necessary, as we grow older.
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I never let on I was a comedian. I never acted out. It was really important to me, like, to not be Patch Adams. I was so super serious as a doctor, I would bark orders to my nurses. I was hard-core. I wanted to make sure I did my job right. I was perfectly trained to be a physician. You know, it wasn't a fluke. I worked hard at it.
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My best work is always done... when I'm experimenting. If I stop experimenting I feel it just becomes a drudgery.
