Christopher Castellani Quotes
I haven't hit the bestseller list, but I consider myself one of the luckiest writers in the world, and this is mainly because of Grub Street.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.
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A child who has overcome challenges with proper emotional support will emerge stronger.
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I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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I like what it is to sing, or to be with the others singing, to make music, but the fuss and all the things that are the exterior part of a career, has never interested me.
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Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a thread of duplicity. In every villain, there is another side to consider: We don't have to like him or her, but we are compelled to think about motivation.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy.
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I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'
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When I turned 59, I looked at that as the first day of my 60th year, so I've been 60 for the last 365 days, in my opinion. So I've been thinking all this year, I'm 60 - this is the time when I need to get some stuff done.
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It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end.
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It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work together even though big strains developed between us from time to time.
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You see, even the inhuman ones were not always inhuman. This was a lesson that I would learn again and again—how completely unpredictable individuals could be when it came to personal morality.
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He looked as frightened as I was. I looked at him, and I saw myself."1,080 rount"
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I haven't hit the bestseller list, but I consider myself one of the luckiest writers in the world, and this is mainly because of Grub Street.
