Gahan Wilson Quotes
When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power would bring me happiness... I was right.
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
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In America, the stories we tell ourselves and we tell each other in fiction have to do with individualism. Every person here is the center of his or her own story. And our job as people and as characters is to find our own motivations and desires, to overcome conflicts and obstacles toward defining ourselves so that we grow and change.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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I like to be against the odds.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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I always loved Hanks in 'Philadelphia' and 'Forrest Gump' and watching how versatile he was. That shaped my impression of what someone was able to do. Of course, everything De Niro came up with was always something I was taken by.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Well, more than me saying to the rest of the country music industry there is not enough traditional country music - that is not necessarily the statement in truth. I think more so that I, me, missed it more than anything else.
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I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training.
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Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.
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They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone.
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If you say you are the Safe Food Foundation, that means you're implying that your food is safer or that every other bit of food that we're eating is not safe. If they were a really honest foundation, they would call themselves the anti-GM foundation.
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Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.
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For a production that suggests a mysterious dreamscape, I have a particular affection for the Vivian Beaumont Theater. It is the largest dramatic space available in New York City in terms of plays, although musicals have been done there very successfully as well.
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We keep thinking that the human is evolving. No, the human has evolved to its extent. What's happening now is the organization of humans: just like cells organize to form people, people are organizing to form humanity.
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I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer.
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One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.
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I like to explore things.
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I have more money than I am ever going to need. Financially, I'm fine for the next couple of hundred years.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore.
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Just when you think you’ve got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to the book.
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When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power would bring me happiness... I was right.
