Barbara Taylor Bradford Quotes
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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live.
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Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.
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When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.
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All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
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I just want people to know they are the masters of their own fortune and misfortune. A lot of us think that doctors and drugs are going to control and help us, but the reality is we're our own best doctor.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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I DJ'd for years. I DJ'd in high school, and I think my parents thought it was a passing thing. And then when I was in my second year of college, I was like, 'Yeah, you guys don't need to send me money anymore. My DJ gigs are good enough. I'm selling music; I think I'm gonna have a record deal. I can pay my tuition.'
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Time puts things in proper perspective.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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Many Americans who have suffered during a recession have had to cut their spending 1 percent, and they didn't like doing it, but they were able to do it to get their family's finances back in order.
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I'm never really going to be the normal teenager.
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Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.
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'Vice Squad' needed to be real if it was going to have the impact that I wanted it to have.
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I'm proud of The Hangover, but to be in movies like this, which are really the only places I can get work, it's really quite the opposite of what I am. I like sensitive art-house movies. I'm not even much of a partier. I mean, I'll drink myself into oblivion alone in my car.
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It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.
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Music for me is a bit more spiritual. There are moments when I'm sitting at my piano, and I don't realize that I've been playing for two hours - it feels like divine power. I know it's so cheesy.
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You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head.
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Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.
