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 was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and introduced me to Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and the first time I saw that onstage, it inspired me to play. I thought that was the world.
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I'm more interested in producing than acting.
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Hip-hop was started on groups.
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The Big Lie is a major untruth uttered frequently by leaders as a means of duping and controlling the constituency.
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Now, being one who lived in the era of Obama, there are so many markers of improvement made. It's hard to be mindful of that, in the same way you're going, 'Oh everything's cool now!' and it isn't. But I try to be mindful of how much of an improvement there has been because that gives hope. You need hope. I need hope!
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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.
