Alan Ladd Quotes

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

Alan Ladd

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• To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.

  

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• Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.

  

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• Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.

  

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• Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?

  

  Nate Berkus
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• My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.

  

  Tamra Davis
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• Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.

  

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• If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.

  

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  • People
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• I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.

  

  Adam Driver
  • More
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• People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.

  

  Adam Pally
  • People
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• In short, the satisfaction of creating, not necessarily the process, always lifts my heart.

  

  Harlan Coben
  • Heart
  • Process
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• The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.

  

  Gary Johnson
  • Country
  • Stop
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• Jasmine is just the most delicate and beautiful scent.

  

  Natalie Portman
  • Beautiful
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• I know how demanding the process of creation is.

  

  Karen Kain
  • Know
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• The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.

  

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• I'm probably only going to make 10 movies, so I'm already planning on what I'm going to do after that. That's why I'm counting them. I have two more left. I want to stop at a certain point. What I want to do, basically, is I want to write novels, and I want to write theatre, and I want to direct theatre.

  

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• When it comes to landing a good job, many people focus on the role. Although finding the right title, position, and salary is important, there's another consideration that matters just as much: culture.

  

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• The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience.

  

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• Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

  

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• How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.

  

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  • Hand
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• Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.

  

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• Always think that what you have to do is easy and it will become so.

  

  Emile Coue
  • Thinking
  • Easy
  • Positive Thinking

• I think we’ve got the risks pretty well characterized. I think we are at least avoiding the mistakes that have been made in the past.

  

  Elon Musk
  • Pretty
  • Past

• When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

  

  Alan Ladd
  • Pretty
  • Air
  • Tired