Ned Beauman Quotes
I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do anything.
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I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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What matters is discovering myself under the veneer, under the layers that are wrapped around me. There are two 'yous'; there's 'you', the real you, and then there's the image.
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Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
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Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.
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Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game.
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When you cover the economy as a reporter, there's one part of the job that is always easy: finding economists who disagree.
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I always get this feeling on my last day of work that I'm never going to work again.
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I didn't really plan on fame. I never really factored that part into my life.
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Without a goal we are much like the man with a boat and nowhere to go. Goals give us the drive and energy we need to remain on track long enough for their accomplishment.
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The belief that time is a linear, directed sequence running from A to B is a modern illusion. In fact, it can also go from B to A, the effect producing the cause.
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Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for every month on the calendar.
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I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do anything.
