Coco Chanel Quotes
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I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.
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What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
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I enjoy encouraging and inspiring people to pursue their purpose in the arts. To help cultivate and develop their instrument.
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I went on countless auditions. I begged my parents until I finally was allowed to be in a theatrical play when I was 13. It was the most important thing in my life.
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History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.
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Nothing is sadder than having worldly standards without worldly means.
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If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.
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You never know when what you do in the arts means something to people, and you never really know if you've been received well.
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First paying gig, I got 20 bucks. I played at some really weird venue. I don't remember the venue; I just remember it was the last stop on the A train. It was, like, the Far Rockaways, Queens, and it was an audience of, like, three people.
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There's nothing wrong with people that have four or five kids, it's just not for us.
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I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.
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When I don't enjoy it anymore, I'll stop. But I think as long as people want me to be where the action is, I'll be there. I just love to play tennis.
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What if life is not carbon-based? Can life exist as a gas or a plasma? Could planets or stars in some sense be alive? What about an interstellar cloud? Could life exist on such a small or large scale, or move so fast or so slowly that we wouldn't recognize it? Could you have an intelligent virus?
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We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.
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Anytime you're the creative force behind something and in front of the camera - we're not complaining, but it is an avalanche of work.
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I'm really fortunate that I type 120 words a minute.
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Dinner is where the magic happens in the kitchen.
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I get called all kinds of things - an investigative comedian, a comedian activist - I've lost track of what my job title is.
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The neccessity for making a living keeps our minds so bound down to the details of professional success that we sometimes forget there is anything except professional success to live for. The necessity of conforming our habits and standards to the habits and standards of those about us, in order that we may do efficient work, makes us forget that there is a point where conformity ceases to be a virtue.
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Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of perception.
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Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.
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Prayer is the link that connects us with God.
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I don't smoke much pot anymore.
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Keep your heel, head and standards high.
