Andre Previn Quotes
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When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was just kind of recording the demo vocals as a holding place until someone else came and sang.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
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The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on.
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The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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If I do decide to review a product, I sometimes negotiate with a company the timing of the review but never its outcome or tone. I sometimes strive to be the first to publish a review, but I never promise a good review in exchange for that timing.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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My commitment is to Los Angeles, so whatever helps this continue to be a great city, that's what I would be focused to do, and the Dodgers are certainly iconic to Los Angeles.
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I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
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I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
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I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.
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I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.
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This is a revolution of the mind, get your mind together and get away from drugs.
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I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.
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The problem with generalizations and judgments, the words we hurl as insults, is that they deny our humanity and our stories.
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I'm on very good terms with all my former wives.
