Manolo Blahnik Quotes
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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One thing my family has shown me is that having a sense of humor is everything.
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It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved.
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Consider the social proof of a line of people standing behind a velvet rope, waiting to get into a club. The line makes most people walking by want to find out what's worth the wait. The digital equivalent of the velvet rope helped build viral growth for initially invite-only launches like Gmail, Gilt Groupe, Spotify, and Turntable.fm.
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I think the biggest thing that I have to do is to remind people that poetry is there for us to turn to not only to remind us that we're not alone - for example, if we are grieving the loss of someone - but also to help us celebrate our joys. That's why so many people I know who've gotten married will have a poem read at the wedding.
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Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.'
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I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.
