Benmont Tench Quotes
I think that with Bob Dylan around, we're living in an era where we have Whitman presenting new work, we have Dickens presenting new work, we have Yeats and Shakespeare presenting new work. It's that level.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.
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I hate the domestic life.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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My mum never told me that I was beautiful when I was a kid – and I didn't read magazines or watch MTV, so I had no real consciousness about it all.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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There are ways to win fights, and sometimes you don't always choose the easiest way to win a fight.
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You're always going to have terrorism.
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I just lost interest in performing.
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I'm never gonna change the skin, right? I'm very proud of what it implies and what it has meant to me... but then again, in Congress, I hope to make my mark as a colleague and as a leader.
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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In the field of biological weapons, there is almost no prospect of detecting a pathogen until it has been used in an attack.
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I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.
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If you're a commodity corn farmer in Iowa, you're locked into an infrastructure that keeps you a commodity corn farmer.
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I was the one who kept telling my second husband he should become a cinematographer. I paid for him to get his director's card, and he went on to make 'Godspell.'
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The force I represent is Virginia's New Mainstream. It looks forward, not backwards. It tries to unify people, not divide them.
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People tell me I need an assistant, but I don't want one.
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I think that with Bob Dylan around, we're living in an era where we have Whitman presenting new work, we have Dickens presenting new work, we have Yeats and Shakespeare presenting new work. It's that level.
