Neil Sedaka Quotes
I actually started as a concert pianist. I had a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music.Neil Sedaka
Quotes to Explore
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
Larry Hovis -
Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.
Mara Wilson -
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
Ted Danson -
A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
Samuel Johnson -
It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're responsible. But the various sides of the debate have now become so tribal that it's no longer a matter of changing our views as more information comes in.
Ian Mcewan -
Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.
Madeleine M. Kunin
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I have always wanted to work with Lingusamy, as he is a master of commercial cinema. I have always admired his etching of female characters.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu -
I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
Adam McKay -
I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.
Zaha Hadid -
My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
Olly Murs -
A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
Fergie The Black Eyed Peas -
One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
Gabrielle Roy
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I thought of myself as an outsider in a lot of ways as I was growing up. Not in a bad way; more as an observer. I often find myself thinking as an observer of science fiction rather than as a participant.
Karl Schroeder -
The Masters is a sell-out annually, and even the scalpers mind their manners.
Dan Jenkins -
I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
Karen Kingsbury -
There's not a formula that I'm following; it's just how I feel at the time. For instance, I did a very experimental film called 'Hardcore Henry,' and that was simply because I thought the filmmaker was very interesting and a risk taker. A film like that had never been made before, so I chose to do that at the time.
Haley Bennett -
Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
Adam Mansbach -
Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.
Ian K. Smith
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I try to be really conscious. I don't want to ever look back and regret not raising my kids and not being around.
Zac Brown Band -
Man is the measure of all things.
Protagoras -
To have a simultaneous global audience as an artist is more than you could ever hope for.
Dee Rees -
I started playing music around 13 or 14, played jazz in high school, and played other stuff in college. After college, I tried to make it as a musician. I lived in a big squalid house full of dudes outside of Boston. We were all musicians. We built this studio in the basement and played there all hours of the day.
Jesse Andrews -
When I present the Charlie Parker book, I do a call and response that works quite well. With the Thelonious Monk book, I play the music and work with kids in a group to create a color wheel and show how the wheel can be mapped on a 12-tone chromatic scale.
Chris Raschka -
I actually started as a concert pianist. I had a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music.
Neil Sedaka