Elaine May Quotes
The only thing experience teaches you is what you can't do. When you start, you think you can do anything. And then you start to get a little tired.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.
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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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People trash talk me.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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My taste in music and entertainment is quite eclectic.
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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
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A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.
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Moderates want their faith respected. They don't want faith itself criticized, and yet faith itself is what is bringing us all this - this lunacy.
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People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.
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I had been pursuing a Ph.D. in political science when my National Guard unit was sent to Iraq. Eight months into our deployment, in November 2004, a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents tore through the pilot's side of the Blackhawk helicopter I was flying.
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Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.
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The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.
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The greatest players use anger as fuel. Michael Jordan played every night with something like road rage.
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It's tempting, because as one senator said to me, 'We know if we invite baseball down, we'll draw a crowd'.
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Don't waste even a minute magnifying your perceived inadequacies. You can't do it all. Why berate yourself for not achieving the impossible?
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The concept of doing holiday episodes is a huge part of what's fantastic about doing TV. And viewers agree; you see the numbers going up for holiday episodes.
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We're both accustomed to being the center of attention. We're both accustomed to being spoiled by the people around us. And we don't expect to have to compete with somebody for all of that.
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I think the people at my record label know I'm a Christian and again, I've been really blessed that I've never had to get into a head-butt war over moral standards or anything like that.
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I'm interested in the acting and staging of specific emotions, and so I work with actors. It's a small proportion of what I do, but it's always what people seem to focus on.
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Combining technology and fashion shouldn't be about PR gimmicks - they should genuinely enhance the experience of buying, owning and experiencing a luxury product.
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Know everything about the companies and people you are going to be negotiating with. Insist on getting the names of everyone participating in the negotiations. Leave no stone unturned; find out as much as you can.
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The only thing experience teaches you is what you can't do. When you start, you think you can do anything. And then you start to get a little tired.
