Andrew Solomon Quotes
When you believe that you cannot stitch your own heart back together, go to work on the hearts of other people; there is no surer way to repair yourself than to repair them.
Quotes to Explore
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I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.
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That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.
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All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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Consider well this fact: As long as the German people does not arise and use force directed by its own will, the assassination of the people will continue.
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I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They thought it was just European hysteria. Then the terrorist attacks happened and there was a complete conversion. Suddenly terrorism was the central risk.
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Letters actually work. Even the top dog himself takes time every day to read 10 letters that are picked out by staff. I can tell you that every official that I've ever worked with will tell you about the letters they get and what they mean.
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My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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Quiet people, people who aren't given to emotional outbursts, people who are economic with words - they're also fun to play, but you find yourself needing a laser precision in those roles. Otherwise you just sort of stand around, looking slightly brain-dead. You worry about being uninteresting.
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I have a big heart.
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History is more interesting than most people think.
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I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
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For me, even if I'm singing to a very large audience, like in 'The Sound of Music Live' or in the 'She Loves Me' broadcast, I try to imagine that I am just singing to each individual. It doesn't change my energy other than being perhaps a bit more nervous. I try to sing to each person and right into their individual heart.
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When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
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I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.
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I think if you can affect somebody's life with one song, that's such a powerful tool to reach millions of people on so many different levels.
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I think TV promulgates the idea that good art is just art which makes people like and depend on the vehicle that brings them the art.
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I am very superstitious about toasts. I never toast with water, and I'm very careful to make eye contact with everyone I toast with.
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I'm not a religious guy at all.
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You can get money and make a really cheap movie. You can, from independent financers who are just giving you money to support artists. This is what was happening in the '90s, and I was very fortunate to be a part of that.
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When you believe that you cannot stitch your own heart back together, go to work on the hearts of other people; there is no surer way to repair yourself than to repair them.
