Andrew Keenan-Bolger Quotes
If my 12-year-old self knew that there was going to be a Broadway adaptation of 'Newsies,' I would have freaked out.
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If it wasn't for what goes on in the world of politics, we wouldn't really have much of a show.
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I don't write the books. God writes the books and delivers the speeches.
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The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to.
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Work is my salvation. It changes my moods.
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In hospital, people should be able to have time to themselves.
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When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.
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I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.
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When someone gets passed that mic, and they know deep down inside that they wanna say something or sing something or produce something, but they don't do that, it's like killing your musical life.
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I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking.
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I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've had bruised vocal chords and nodules.
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If you have a song that you think sounds like another song you should contact the publishing company and say I have a song here, let's cut a deal that lets everyone walk away feeling good.
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Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.
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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
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It is, I think, the very chaos of America that allowed me to prosper.
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If you're graduating from high school, and you come from a lower income family, you're effectively given two options. One is get a four-year college degree; two is work at a low-wage job, potentially for the rest of your life. We've got to do better on that front. We have to provide more options.
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The mission that unites all of the programs of the Teach For All global network is that of cultivating the leadership capacity critical to ultimately ensuring educational opportunity for all.
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I'd never discuss anything confidential.
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I'm much too modest a person.
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I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it.
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Every record has been very different, so I can't really compare them. The first record was good. I originally recorded about half the songs on that one in 2003 or something, and then I went back a few years later and re-recorded them and added some other songs.
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The architect aspires to build in a city as the artist aspires to exhibit his works in a museum.
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If my 12-year-old self knew that there was going to be a Broadway adaptation of 'Newsies,' I would have freaked out.
