Clive Davis Quotes
My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working with Janis Joplin, who was the first artist I ever signed, as well as Patti Smith and Alicia Keys.

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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
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The French are pretty thin-skinned. The few times I mentioned a French writer in 'City Boy,' the relatives would ring up in high dudgeon. I once wrote a mocking review of Marguerite Duras in the 'New York Review of Books,' and good friends of mine in France got very angry.
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Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
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All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
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Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.
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I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.
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There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.
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I'm extremely grateful that I found writing, but it doesn't make it any more peaceful.
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There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that appeal to the worst in people. Our society is moving in that direction.
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Eventually, I went to college to study psychology, but I was getting more and more TV roles, so I thought, 'You know? It's kind of like psychology, but a little more selfish.' I took a break from school, moved to L.A., and never went back.
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Sometimes, an afternoon spent in bed with someone can be the most important thing in the universe.
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On Friday, June 12, 1992, 110 heads of state gathered at Riocentro. They were indistinguishable in dress and deportment. Where was biodiversity when we needed it?
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Unfathomable mind, now beacon, now sea.
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The two biggest sellers in any bookstore are the cookbooks and the diet books. The cookbooks tell you how to prepare the food, and the diet books tell you how not to eat any of it!
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I like to learn from everyone I perform with. I have learnt a lot from Paritosh Tripathi, my co-anchor on 'Super Dancer,' and also my good friend Ravi Dubey.
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Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it....
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My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working with Janis Joplin, who was the first artist I ever signed, as well as Patti Smith and Alicia Keys.