Marc Platt Quotes
Musicals have long given voice to outsiders and speak of experiences in our culture and environment.
Quotes to Explore
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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Nobody was my support. You have to support yourself, and I think that is the beauty of being a woman. You can handle anything and be ten times better than men.
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It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
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I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.
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The first thing I do whenever I go to Thailand is seek out the closest restaurant or stall selling mango-and-sticky rice: it's a little hillock of glutinous rice drenched in lashings of coconut milk and served with fresh mango.
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I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building.
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared, you are both in that parenthesis. It's like a proscenium arch for a dialogue.
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
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The whole thing with contouring is to contour where your natural cheekbone would be and where sun would hit you naturally.
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Nature's message is clear: we can't keep doing what we're doing now.
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What I try to do is defy expectations in terms of boundaries, whether it is high or low art, pop culture, or fine-art culture. My work is about reconciling myriad cultural influences and bringing them into one picture.
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Musicals have long given voice to outsiders and speak of experiences in our culture and environment.
