Tallulah Bankhead Quotes
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Time is the ultimate long tail. Even with a big wad of money up front, if something sells forever, the back end is what ultimately counts.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.
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All the best parts of art come from pain turned to celebration.
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Everyone talks about the big three-oh with dread - but it's exciting. It feels like life is much more put together. Everyone's like, 'Wouldn't you like to be 20 again?' But no way.
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I did not have one bad spell during writing - an unprecedented record.
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I have to start with elements of myself, which is what you always do as an actor.
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I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights, and I like to gorge on them now and then.
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Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
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Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.
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Generally speaking, the Smritikars never care to explain the why and the how of their dogmas.
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I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.
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I sit and I write automatically. I don't really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I'm inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song.
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I want to keep on the move, keep stimulated and challenged.
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New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.
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When the Shah found himself in trouble, we quite literally stabbed him in the back.
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They who shall enter into [the] joy [of the Lord] shall know what is going on outside in the outer darkness. . .The saints'. . . knowledge, which shall be great, shall keep them acquainted. . .with the eternal sufferings of the lost.
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I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors.
