Eleanora Fagan (Billie Holiday) Quotes
Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.
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I went and worked at a TV station in Stillwater. I was actually account manager for commercial accounts, selling ad space and everything.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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When I did 'Grease,' I took good care of myself. I treated it like a job. I approached it very professionally because I wanted to make a good reputation and hopefully continue on in the Broadway community and continue to do shows.
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Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience.
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I always have been a busy person, doing my own housework, helping the Man of the Place when help could not be obtained; but I love to work. And it is a pleasure to write. And, oh, I do just love to play!
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'Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart.
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I love sitting down and talking to people. CNBC gave me a chance to do it in a way that I liked. They gave me a chance to also develop the skills to learn from my mistakes.
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You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.
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I think that, occasionally, fame and popularity can garner more attention for individuals or films. But as a person who believes in my craft, I like the romantic notion that skill and hard work is more important than notoriety.
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Storytellers have the right to answer any question they choose.
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When you do good work, people will notice you.
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I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.
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Ever since my mother sent me to Saturday morning grammar classes when I was 7, I wanted to become a famous actor. I loved the idea of captivating an audience and moving them truly through performance, but more importantly being recognized and heavily lauded for that talent.
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Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.
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Some places you play in America, it's like 'On the Waterfront.'
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Many artists have not been able to realise their fondest projects. My role is to help them.
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A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
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Evil changes everybody!
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The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum.
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Speculation replaces fact. It's very easy to see news outlets running with information that is unconfirmed or erroneous.
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My favorite thing about being an actor is that I get to be so many different people in one lifetime. You sort of get to be all of these different characters.
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I decided a handful of years ago that I just want to write songs that you can understand as soon as you put the record on. There’s no need to veil what’s happening in the song the way I used to. My goal as a songwriter now is to simply write some memorable turns of phrase.
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The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.
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Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.
