Patricia Marx Quotes
Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.
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The name 'Charmageddon' actually comes from a social technique that I use. Which is, you know, literally obliterating people with charm so that you can get away with saying stuff that no one else could ever get away with, you know?
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If you're playing in a room that holds 15,000 people, it's just a question of how bad the room acoustics are and in what way they're bad.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers.
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The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.
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Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
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One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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The climate at country radio is very, 'Let's keep it up-tempo,' probably best if you're a guy.
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I was fascinated with jeans, because you can impress your life upon the jeans you wear. The way you sit imprints on the jeans.
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Written by the ancient Chinese philosopher of the same name, the 'Zhuangzi' is one long perplexing puzzle of a rambling collection of enigmatic short stories. It's a strange feeling to laugh at a joke written by someone in the 4th century B.C.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars.
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As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.
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We shouldn’t be afraid to embrace whimsy, that nagging idea that life could be magical; it could be special if we were only willing to take a few risks.
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He who begins by seeking God within himself may end by confusing himself with God.
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I have no contracts with my clients; just a handshake is enough.
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Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.
