Alan Perlis Quotes
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
Orlando Bloom -
It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing.
Salma Hayek -
I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
Zoe Foster Blake -
My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
Gabrielle Roy -
I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.
Kate Bosworth -
It was quite a shot in the head to do the album and then have it shot down by nonmusical idiots.
Dan Fogelberg
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They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
Ed Asner -
Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.
Pat Nixon -
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
C. Wright Mills -
An actor can change himself to fit a part, whereas a personality has to change the part to fit himself. The personality has to say it his own way.
Dale Robertson -
'Mvula' is my married name, but for some reason my nan calls me 'McVula.' I'm not sure if it's one of those jokey Caribbean things, or whether she's just getting it wrong.
Laura Mvula -
Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut.
Larry Elder
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I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.
Venus Williams -
Some people have a taboo about doing advertising in the States. You know, where they kind of make their bread and butter. But to me, that's crazy.
Ice Cube -
A lot of people think I'm a vegan. I'm not.
Tao Lin -
I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.
Ted Allen -
Over the years, I've tried to express myself through my feet, which have made everything simpler for me ever since I was a child.
Francesco Totti -
The concept of doing holiday episodes is a huge part of what's fantastic about doing TV. And viewers agree; you see the numbers going up for holiday episodes.
Dan Harmon
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I'm always buying nice watches for my husband - Bentley Breitlings.
Bonnie Tyler -
I'm psychotically involved in every tiny little aspect. That's just the way I've been about everything my whole life.
Rob Zombie -
To avoid whipsaw losses, stop trading.
Ed Seykota -
And why, by the way, did it take Arabs to do what people here should have done a long time ago?
Ward Churchill -
57: It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
Alan Perlis