Edward Appleton Quotes
I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.
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A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
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I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
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Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity.
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Nature is the fountain's head, the source from whence all originality must spring.
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We are all advertising, all of the time. If you want to sell your car, what do you do? You clean and polish it and make it the best you can. Some people bake bread when they are trying to sell their house because the smell adds a friendly feeling. Even the priest, with all his or her fervour, is advertising God. Everybody is selling.
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My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.
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I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.
