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.Clive Davis
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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.
Ian Anthony Dale -
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.
Barbara Demick -
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.
Frances Beinecke -
One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
Victor Hugo -
I like to have something to base a role on.
Sam Heughan -
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.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.
Warren Zevon -
All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
Ed McMahon -
Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.
Caitlin Moran -
I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.
Zayn Malik One Direction -
There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.
Karl Kraus -
I'm extremely grateful that I found writing, but it doesn't make it any more peaceful.
Sam Shepard
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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.
Major Owens -
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.
Malin Akerman -
Sometimes, an afternoon spent in bed with someone can be the most important thing in the universe.
Malcolm Wilson -
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?
P. J. O'Rourke -
Unfathomable mind, now beacon, now sea.
Samuel Beckett -
Lightly from fair to fair he flew,And loved to plead, lament, and sue;Suit lightly won, and short-lived pain,For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
Walter Scott
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Al-Qur'an is not a book of Science, ‘S-C-I-E-N-C-E’ but a book of Signs ‘S-I-G-N-S
Zakir Naik -
There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
Carlo Ponti -
My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you'd want to be treated if you were in that situation. They're still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?
Mary Barra -
While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.
Dean Rusk -
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.
Clive Davis