David Belasco Quotes

We mustn't waste time; for that's the stuff life's made of.

David Belasco

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• Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.

  

  Aaliyah
  • Time
  • Me
  • Die

• With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it was okay to toss out our civil liberties if the 'bad guys' were scary enough.

  

  Aaron Swartz
  • Time
  • Bad
  • Death

• Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

  

  H. L. Mencken
  • Criticism
  • Made
  • Prejudice

• If we had a party every time someone died on 'The Following,' we'd never get anything done.

  

  Valorie Curry
  • Time
  • Done
  • Party

• If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right.

  

  Francesco Guicciardini
  • Time
  • Done
  • Easy

• I'm like, 'Why aren't artists owning their masters? Why are labels robbing artists dry, and they have to spend all this time on tour to even break even?' Like, what happened? Why are they promoting things that aren't either socially conscious or elevating the human consciousness?

  

  Kat Graham
  • Time
  • Why
  • Human

• Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

  

  Nas
  • Time
  • Hand
  • Sometimes

• I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba - 'Lana Del Rey' reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue.

  

  Lana Del Rey
  • Time
  • Music
  • Friends

• I don't work with Sia every day; it depends what we do, whether we do performances or music videos, so the schedule is weird, but when we're off, we always try to see each other in between. We just hang out; we went to brunch one time, but for the most part I go to her house, and we eat and watch TV.

  

  Maddie Ziegler
  • Time
  • Work
  • Music

• In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

  

  Ulysses S. Grant
  • Time
  • Battle
  • Sides

• We used to have to arrange things around the dialysis. I would have to plan where to play so I could be back in time, and couldn't go too far.

  

  Natalie Cole
  • Time
  • Play
  • Plan

• The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time.

  

  A. P. Herbert
  • Time
  • Marriage
  • Period

• The Seventies seemed like this really open time. There were a lot of strong women characters deciding what kind of artists they wanted to be.

  

  Rachel Kushner
  • Time
  • Women
  • Strong

• I always think that I have plenty of time for everything, and then the reality of it doesn't quite match up.

  

  Kate Micucci
  • Up
  • Time
  • Think

• We really spend a lot of time on building relationships. And so when everyone is like, 'How do you break so many stories?' it's because I build relationships. I do it the old-fashioned way, and I build sourcing relationships, and then I take advantage of those relationships over time.

  

  Kara Swisher
  • Time
  • Building

• Honestly, Flav is not much of a video game player these days. BUT, I used to spend hours on Time Crisis. I beat all levels, man.

  

  Flavor Flav
  • Time
  • Game
  • Man

• Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.

  

  Abdullah II of Jordan
  • Time
  • Fear
  • Waiting

• I can recognize a good actor. I can recognize someone that can convey emotion and that has the essence and not get lost in the minutia of, 'Well, that person's got red hair, and so does the other.' Some of the decisions in casting that seem so important at the time, until you get on set and you're starting to shoot.

  

  Taylor Sheridan
  • Time
  • Good
  • Important

• When I first started out, 'Time' magazine did an article on what it called 'the sick comics,' and they were myself, Shelley Berman, Nichols & May, Jonathan Winters, Lenny Bruce, and Mort Sahl. We were considered 'sick.'

  

  Bob Newhart
  • Time
  • May
  • Sick

• I've thought about bringing my children to retrace my own steps of the morning of September 11, 2001, but they're too young for that. Maybe when they're twenty. Maybe by then, even though it's been only a short subway ride away for years now, I'll have the nerve to see the 9-11 memorial for the first time.

  

  Douglas Brunt
  • Time
  • Children
  • Morning

• "Make me forget." A whisper, a plea. Not giving her what she wanted wasn't even an option. He switched their positions so she was under him. "Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage?" She wiped away her tears. "Please do." "Ask nice." "Why don't I make you angry instead? That gets me kissed a lot."

  

  Nalini Singh
  • Why
  • She
  • Giving

• When we choose to follow Christ in faith rather than choosing another path out of fear, we are blessed with a consequence that is consistent with our choice.

  

  Quentin L. Cook
  • Fear
  • Faith
  • Path

• Breast cancer isn't one disease - it's probably four or five different types, and without knowing what type a person has, you can't optimize treatment for them.

  

  Leroy Hood
  • Different
  • Cancer

• We mustn't waste time; for that's the stuff life's made of.

  

  David Belasco
  • Time
  • Made
  • Stuff