Debby Applegate Quotes
Nightclub City tells the behind-the-scenes story of Manhattan's glamorous nightlife at its peak. Packed with colorful characters, terrific original research, and an unusually accessible writing style, Nightclub City is a gritty social history of America's most glitzy fantasies.
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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
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There's nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you're feeling is wrong. They can tell you it's different to what they're feeling.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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I don't care about revenues.
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And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are capable, not just men.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.
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Do we care about these people that are HIV-positive whose lives have been ruined? Those are the people I'm the most concerned about. Every night I think about this.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the conquest and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: None is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope!
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When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.
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A lot of people want to donate a kidney, but they're not in a position to because they have health issues of their own, and a lot of people need them. That's why the list is long and it takes a long time.
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I'll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.
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During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression.
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You have to trust your body to take care of you.
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I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
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I do not want to drive across a bridge designed by an engineer who believed the numbers in structural stress models are relative truths.
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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British media supported Hillary. No problem with that. No interference. Nothing. French media supported Hillary. No problem with that. Some Russian media supported Trump: 'Oh my God!'
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Nightclub City tells the behind-the-scenes story of Manhattan's glamorous nightlife at its peak. Packed with colorful characters, terrific original research, and an unusually accessible writing style, Nightclub City is a gritty social history of America's most glitzy fantasies.
