I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.
BETTE MIDLERIt’s the one who won’t be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.
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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.
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The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It’s a completely different way to get entertainment.
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hen you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform – your contribution to the world.
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Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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There’s a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don’t really do with your family.
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I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
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