Arthur Rubinstein Quotes
...no formula for success [exists] except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." "I accept life unconditionally. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.
Quotes to Explore
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The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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For me, if I'm just killing time, I play solitaire. I'm also guilty of playing Snood. I like games where I can shoot balls and match colors.
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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It was a labor of love and they did really well.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern. I was weaned on a shortage mentality and placed in foster homes largely because there simply wasn't enough money to take care of the most basic of needs.
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As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together.
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I was a campaign widow.
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Working with so many people from all over the world is extremely enriching and stimulating.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.
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I tend to write some, then outline some, then delete some, then go back and rewrite some. I love revising and hate first drafts. I have to wear bedroom slippers. My current favorites come from the Zetter Hotel in London. They have little tobacco pipes on the toes.
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The hour-hand of life.
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I don't need to be super-ripped all year round. That's a pretty miserable way to live your life.
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People used to say, 'Andy Serkis lent his movements to Gollum,' and now they say, 'Andy Serkis played Caesar.' That's a significant leap.
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I'm a very textural composer. I care a lot about textures and gestures. Electronics add so much to that. It's like a flavor - it creates so much texture.
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...no formula for success [exists] except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." "I accept life unconditionally. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.
