Barry Manilow Quotes
Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they're full of muscle. 'Copacabana' sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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In Yellowstone National Park, there are more 'do not feed the animals' signs than there are animals you might wish to feed.
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If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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I have a whole closet in my house that's dedicated just to jackets and coats, stuff that I've collected over the years.
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I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.
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I come from a culture where you don't divide it up to what you can do on TV and what you can do on film.
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I want to make music that I know that ten years from now, you can put it on and say "This is a great record".
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When you're taking a fence on a horse, you don't think much; your body does all the thinking, and you're over or you're not over. It's much the same when you are doing a tricky thing with a pen. There are times when I'm writing very, very fast.
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I don't know how to thank everyone for all their help.
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Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores.
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Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they're full of muscle. 'Copacabana' sounds like it could have been released yesterday.
