Andrew Yan Quotes
After graduating from Brown, I went to law school and became a corporate lawyer in New York City.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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Like baseball, food will never go out of style; we will always need to eat and we will always find it entertaining. I think of food TV this way - all the fun and none of the calories.
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They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'
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I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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The way that people have gotten on board with me is the most encouraging thing in the world, but it's all very connected to the 14 years I've been on tour with Steel Train, even my band before that, Outline, and then fun. and now Bleachers.
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Only amazing designers think of the truly new.
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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I love doing every role I do!
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.
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I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
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I'll probably have to open a recording studio at some point because I won't be able to pay the bills.
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There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
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I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
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Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.
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I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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I completely understand why a businessman would fire me from 'Saturday Night Live'. Because he was seeing Jay Leno kill 10 minutes a night, doing his monologue with wall-to-wall laughs and applause, then I do 10 minutes a week to, sometimes, breathtaking silence. He's just listening for the laughs.
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After graduating from Brown, I went to law school and became a corporate lawyer in New York City.
