David Belasco Quotes
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In the fall of 1943 we brought home our second son, whom we named Alexander.
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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I am very lucky to be surrounded and guided by an incredible support team comprised of my family and agents.
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Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past her elbows. She just couldn't get enough done in that direction. She was compulsive about being clean, clean, clean!
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Man's idea of God, and a God's collusion, is an essential part of the equation to wage war.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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Fortunately for me, it's my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we don't have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.
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I met my agent when I was 10 years old on a family skiing vacation. He asked if I was interested in acting, and I had been doing school plays. A couple of years later, I called him up, and I started auditioning.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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Archery is not a sport for everyone. The equipment costs a lot, and it is not easy for everyone to find a place to play. It is perhaps similar to golf, but of course there are more golf courses than archery fields.
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
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People always ask me, 'Is there a rivalry between the Nickelodeon and Disney stars? Do you guys hate each other?' Like everyone has to be on one team. If you're a Selena Gomez fan, you can't be a Victoria Justice fan. We're both half-Latin, and people put us in the same category.
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I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
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Seriously, I do a lot of yoga, so I'm in control of my body.
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I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.
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Reaching the height of 6 ft. 5 in.; I never expected to be that tall. I just shot up.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.
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Life in cities is not a spring but a river, or rather, a water main. It progresses like a novel, artificially.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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Nothing in life gives a man so much courage as the attainment or renewal of the conviction that other people regard him with favor; because it means that everyone joins to give him help and protection, which is an infinitely stronger bulwark against the ills of life than anything he can do himself.
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Up is never where you are now.
