Carol Alt Quotes
I think with most all of us, we want control of our image - it's part of the work that we do.
Quotes to Explore
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Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist, and notes many things which do not exist. The same thing frequently takes place with regard to the force of words, when the critic is inferior to the writer.
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You think about taking audiences on a journey.
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We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power.
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If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you're meditating or you're praying or whatever. And there's not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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When I started playing in bands, we had to be apologetic for what we did. We had to be apologetic because the mainstream was so bad.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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After all those days in the cotton fields, the dreams came true on a gold record on a piece of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it every day. I wear it out lookin' at it.
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Marriage...is the union of two people of different sexes with a view to the mutual possession of each other's sexual attributes for the duration of their lives.
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Nudity isn't something people should take offense to.
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My big idea is that democracy can only work properly if you have truly representative people at the table.
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I know there are different kinds of actors, but I tend to have less effective relationships with actors who have a very private process - who really need to do lots of internal work, so that I become merely a witness until they're ready to share.
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I think with most all of us, we want control of our image - it's part of the work that we do.
