Anne Sweeney Quotes
Art has been good for my soul. And it's been good for my brain. I think I'm a better painter now than I was a musician growing up. You struggle to see things and translate an image through your hands to a canvas.
Quotes to Explore
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The more you work and get known for something, sometimes things begin to narrow a bit, and your opportunities get more... specific.
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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People ask me about fighting in real life and, honestly, it wouldn't look as graceful as it does in film and TV.
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What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
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When I got to law school, I didn't do very well. To put it mildly, I didn't do very well. I, in fact, graduated in the part of my law school class that made the top 90% possible.
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Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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Safeco Field is a lot like a National League park. Because of that, we're more of a pitching-defensive type club. Anaheim and Oakland - and even Texas - are more offensive oriented. We're a club that doesn't blow anybody out, but at the same time we don't get blown out much. We're in most of the games.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought.
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I think it's horrible that people have to be told. Don't smoke! Everybody knows it's bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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My sister was always supportive. When I first moved to L.A., she was like 'I know you can do it!' But my parents, in the beginning, not so much. They were kinda like, 'I'll believe it when I see it.' But when I actually started booking things, my dad was like, 'Oh, I knew it all along.'
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I'm one of those people who have everything in their purses.
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I watch my YouTube videos over and over.
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I love day trips around L.A. I'm a huge Disneyland junkie - I go almost every other weekend.
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I think I chose wisely. When it came down to it, I knew I was a better goalkeeper than I was a bowler.
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Art has been good for my soul. And it's been good for my brain. I think I'm a better painter now than I was a musician growing up. You struggle to see things and translate an image through your hands to a canvas.
