Sally Rand Quotes
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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My first 'Tonight Show' was just one of those things - I mean this seriously - a cosmic, meant-to-be coming together of circumstance. You walk out there to do your first 'Tonight Show': Is the audience going to be hot? Are you going to be on fire? It's like an athlete: Are you going to have your moves at a peak?
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.
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The important thing to remember is war does not progress linearly. The future course of events is going to be very difficult to predict with a high degree of precision.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded me that most exciting things might not feel so exciting later, and the most disappointing things might not be so disappointing later, either.
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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I like things simple.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
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The people don't run the system; the people are victims of the system. The people choose the leaders thinking that they will help them. But when they turn around, there is no help.
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You can usually tell when people aren't being authentic, but that goes for every artist, not just white artists.
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A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
