Kevin Young Quotes
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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The story of Warner Brothers' movie, 'Mildred Pierce,' recounts the enormous and unrewarded sacrifices that a mother (Joan Crawford) makes for her spoiled, greedy daughter (Ann Blythe).
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Seeing your baby in pain and seeing them crying and that sort of thing, and you're tired, and you can do nothing about it - that's, like, one of the most demoralizing things I can think of.
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I found I loved musicals as much or more than the pure dance world. I also think I became tired of dancing for other dancers.
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Cleaning, like seduction, should be done from the top down - starting with the ceiling, which is ridiculous. Gravity takes care of that.
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People ask about dictators, 'Why?' But dictators themselves ask, 'Why not?'
Garry Kasparov -
I brought one big question with me to Harvard. Why do smart companies fail?
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Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.
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I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.
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I would like to think that in America, as time goes on, you gain freedom, not lose freedom.
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I don't belong to the straights now - they didn't get me back.
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The Netherlands and the UK are both seafaring nations and so our ability to create jobs and to generate future growth is built on the free market.
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I thought I'd live to a ripe old age, because I always felt there was a lot to do. I had a driven feeling. I always thought in the present.
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I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
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The hardest part about writing fiction is finding long stretches of time to do it: for me, this means writing mostly on Saturdays and Sundays. But I am always thinking about my characters, jotting down ideas in stolen moments and hoping I'll be able to make sense of them when the weekend rolls around.
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When I was ten and in fifth grade, I read all of 'Robinson Crusoe' in one weekend.
