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Andrew Carnegie Quotes

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

Andrew Carnegie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: scottish
Birth: November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919

Topics

Day You Born Act Something Because

I'm a big fan of good grades. But I am going to suggest to you that you will find that the skills of a student are of somewhat less use to you once you get out into what is sometimes referred to as 'the real world.'

Good I Am World You Find Student

For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?

Journey Truth Heart Moment Me Rise

I often say now I don't have any choice whether or not I have Parkinson's, but surrounding that non-choice is a million other choices that I can make.

Choices Choice I Can Now Say Make

Oh, I am very old fashioned about my literature taste. I like Henry James. I like George Elliot. I like Dostoyevsky. I like the old people. I really do. I like people who write big, fat, juicy novels you can get completely lost in!

I Am People Fat Literature You Lost

I always used to look at books and wonder how anybody could come up with so many words. But my divorce and then falling in love with somebody else has released in me an ability to write in other ways apart from songs.

Love Words Me Divorce Look Wonder

In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Say Gloomy Atmosphere Would Very

The thing about our movies is, we write thirty drafts. That's a very detailed script. Which means that if you try to crank it out week to week in television, it's impossible.

Jay Chandrasekhar

Impossible Week You Television Try

I became quite taken over by Johnson's personality at some points while writing the biography, and since I went straight on to The Closed Circle afterwards, I did sometimes feel I could hear him whispering in my ear while I was working on it.

Personality Writing Feel Circle Over

I listen to Handel's vocal music, almost exclusively.

Music Listen Almost Vocal

I trained as a classical guitarist but that was it.

Colin Greenwood

Guitarist Classical Trained

I started off in drama, and there are so many women that I admire. Women in this industry are gladiators. Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Taraji Henson, Regina Hall, Regina King.

Women King Drama Admire Industry

To have three movies coming out at the same time - I probably will never have that again in my life.

Life Time My Life Three Movies Will

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