Andy Griffith Quotes
I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill.
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Anonymity breeds meanness.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
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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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Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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I've been in real estate for my whole life, I've been trying to sharpshoot the market with my investments, I'm never right. All you need to do is get near the bottom. That's good enough.
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I'm always writing. A friend of mine once said, 'You avoid re-writing by writing.' Which is kind of a good point, because re-writing seems to be mostly about craft, and writing is just, like, getting out your passion on a piece of paper.
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I am very rigorous with myself.
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Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced.
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When you work in TV, it's such a group effort, it's not about you.
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I will not yield to any man contrary to what is right, for fear of death, even if I should die at once for not yielding.
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I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill.
