Liza Minnelli Quotes
I don't sing them because I couldn't sing them as well as she did. I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of anybody.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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When I come offstage, if I've done a bad show or had a bad night, the fact that everybody was standing at the end or three or four times during the show means nothing to me. I know I could have done a better show.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I was about to give up acting when I got the call about being short-listed for 'Dangal.'
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me.
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As more women 'lean in' and we collectively continue to fight sexism, there's another barrier to progress that hasn't been addressed: Many men who would like to see more women leaders are afraid to speak up about it.
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I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.
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At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these days. But, whenever I get the chance, I head over to my friend Kyri's house to play his PS3.
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It's a dream come true to have someone else portray me. Because I've been living this life for a long time, and I'm over myself.
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'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave the show. A lot of casting rooms I was in, that was the only thing on my resume, and people would just be like, 'Oh, here's Katie Stevens. Another 'American Idol' girl who thinks she could be an actor.'
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
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I don't sing them because I couldn't sing them as well as she did. I'd rather be a first-rate version of myself than a second-rate version of anybody.
