Bela Fleck Quotes
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'
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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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The worst I think that I ever was, when 'Unforgettable' had come out, and not long after that I was on - I was on my way to my second divorce. And that was a crushing, crushing blow.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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At times, some journalists see nothing in the people apart from an opportunity to make material gain. They see them as consumers to whom we sell commodities at huge profits that keep our bank accounts growing.
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I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent.
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If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.
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Reading about Queen Victoria has been a passion of mine since, as a child, I came across Laurence Housman's play 'Happy and Glorious,' with its Ernest Shepard illustrations.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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Any reaction is better than none.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make believe I know all about it, which is what you're supposed to do as an actor.
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Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'
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Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.
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When I was in grade school, my teachers decided I was just about the dumbest thing to come through the door in a long time. Whatever the lesson, whatever the subject, I would sit and listen to them with a lost, glassy-eyed expression on my face.
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I don't know how long I'll be competing, but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.
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So it doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.
