Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) Quotes
We used to do seven shows at day at the Capitol Theater in Washington and the Paramount in New York. The manager said you are doing the young crowd in the morning, the senior citizens in the afternoon, the engaged and married couples in the evening. And he said just sing good songs and everyone would like it. I stayed with that.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
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I think I need security.
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I would love to do some theater.
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They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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Archery requires very sensitive muscles.
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.
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Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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While I was writing 'Stick Out Your Tongue' in Beijing, the police began knocking on my door again. As soon as I finished the book, I moved to Hong Kong so that I could work undisturbed on my next novel.
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You lose a lot of time, hating people.
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I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour of the water over white sand, surprises me every time.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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The rudest possible gift is a gift card. It means you think the person is stupid and has no interests. The only good gift card is Bitcoin. You practically have to be a hacker to know about it.
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I started in business journalism from the outside, so when I started writing about markets and business, I was struck by the fact that markets seemed to work well even though people are often irrational, lack good information and are not perfect in the way they think about decisions.
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We used to do seven shows at day at the Capitol Theater in Washington and the Paramount in New York. The manager said you are doing the young crowd in the morning, the senior citizens in the afternoon, the engaged and married couples in the evening. And he said just sing good songs and everyone would like it. I stayed with that.
