Alan Ball Quotes
Not everything is going to be successful. To strive for that is really naive. You just do the best you can do.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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I have this extraordinary life during the day, and then I get to come home to my sweet husband who loves to cook with me. I have a nice glass of wine, he has some scotch, we chat, we cook, and we hang out with the dog. I have an absolute dream life.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.'
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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I like very much to put on fashion shows.
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It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.
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When a producer like Prasad, who knows people's pulse, is ready to try something new, why not me?
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The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.
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I'm the nicest, most loyal person in the world when it comes to my friends.
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We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.
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Cycling was the sport of our family - we did it all the time, five days a week.
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People have to realize that dieting is not a sprint, it's a marathon. If you celebrate the small victories, you will eventually win the war.
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Yes, our DNA is unique but so is a salamander’s.
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For his the artist's life is, of necessity, full of conflicts, since two forces fight in him: the ordinary man with his justified claim for happiness, contentment, and guarantees for living on the one hand, and the ruthless creative passion on the other, which under certain conditions crushes all personal desires into the dust.
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You call me Mr. Pitiful. Baby that's my name now, oh. They call me Mr. Pitiful. That's how I got my fame. But people just don`t understand, now. What makes a man feel so blue, now. Ooh, they call me Mr. Pitiful. Cause I lost someone just like you, now.
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When I feel very loved, when I nurture and support people, my experience is deepened. I feel connected to a larger purpose and meaning.
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I sometimes have to write for a while before I figure it out, pretend that I know what I'm doing, sort of like ad-libbing on stage until you remember your line - you hope you sound convincing to the audience. The key is to have enough material, enough threads, so that there's something that can be satisfyingly drawn to a conclusion.
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Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but it's also an opportunity. We at BMW want to take advantage of this and, through innovations, place ourselves at the forefront.
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Well, I am not afraid of the word 'liberal.'
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People rarely speak of children; you hear of 'cohort groups' and 'standard variations,' but you don't hear much of boys who miss their cats or 6-year-olds who have to struggle with potato balls.
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Not everything is going to be successful. To strive for that is really naive. You just do the best you can do.
