Carol Burnett Quotes
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
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Let your emotions come out. If your behavior is flat, your game will be flat, too.
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My father became the Mayor of Indian Wells, California, a tony desert enclave of rich, conservative Republicans.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
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Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.
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I write all the time. I always have. I can pick up my horn to warm up, and an idea will pop into my head, and I'll write it down and file it away for another time.
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Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.
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They say it all started out with a big bang. But, what I wonder is, was it a big bang or did it just seem big because there wasn't anything else drown it out at the time?
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And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.
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I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.
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My father was short for a man, with a child's plaything for a name - Spinner. He had flawless dark brown skin and a head full of big, wet-looking curls, black as oil. And he had the smile of a scoundrel - the kind of smile that disarmed men and undressed women.
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The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.
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Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.
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You must attain a neurological and biological serenity in chaos. You cannot let yourself be sabotaged by adrenaline.
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I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry.
