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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Habla con su propia palabra sólo la herida.
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O fair, false city, thou gay and gilded harlot! Wo for thy wanton heart, wo for thy wicked hardness!Wo unto thee, that the lightsomeness of life, beneath Italian suns, Should meet the solemnity of death, in a sepulchre so foul and fearful!
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We are all human and I want to relate that message to all people.
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I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.
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Do you want an interesting job? Yes. Do you want a balanced life? Yes. And to make a contribution as well? Of course.
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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.
