Talia Balsam Quotes
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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I started wearing all black around the time I got into Nirvana. I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' when I was about 12, and I remember jumping on my bed, so excited about it.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don't think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology.
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I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
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Despite my so-so-experience with the iPhone, I do love its touchscreen technology, a feature I miss with my standard-issue BlackBerry.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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I was born and raised in Essex, just outside London, to a financially comfortable, well-educated Pakistani family.
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I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more like someone who figures things out. I like to figure things out.
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My first acting job was a Breck commercial.
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You don't train a dog in a training hall, jerking his neck or even giving him food treats. You train him using life rewards.
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I just think political correctness is crap.
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Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape.
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I've always had this impression that notoriety came when you're trying to get notoriety.
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When you're on stage, unless you surrender to the moment, you're not telling the truth. I look for people that tell me the truth.
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There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.
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I'm much more shy than most of my family.
