Patricia McBride Quotes
I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
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To me, it's impolite to go out shopping with no money.
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Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend.
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Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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When you lose your mother at 20 and then your father soon after, melancholia is part of your life.
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Language is me, in a way. Really, I feel it.
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Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.
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My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.
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I think it would be funny for people to read in obituaries of me that my major contribution to the arts was the popularization of the phrases 'neutral facial expression' and 'screaming in agony.'
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The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean, I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters.
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When I first started, I worked with my father, Alex 'Little Bill' Wallace; he was a guitarist like B.B. King. I was around 13 when I started, and I learned a lot by looking and listening. I learned how to be a bandleader from watching that band work.
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I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from.
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I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. It's always been a part of me.
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The UFC didn't want me to fight there so what could I do? We were unable to make a deal. They offered unacceptable conditions.
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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
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'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.
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I definitely feel like kids do look up to me as a potential role model. It's an honor, but it can also be a burden. I may be on TV, but I'm also a teenager. I don't get it right every time. But I always do my absolute best to stay above board in every way. My fans inspire me to be a better person.
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We don't have the family organization the way we used to. My father lives with us because we have the room. The greatest of all opportunities for our children is a complete family unit.
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I mean, we sit around and we go, you know, 'Torture doesn't work.' Well, it's been around for 5,000 years. Most stuff that doesn't work goes the way of the dodo pretty quick, like waterbeds and 8-tracks and things like that.
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There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that.
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Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not.
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And if you stop and think about it you won't believe it's true: That all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you.
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I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
