Melvin Van Peebles Quotes

In trying to cross over to the mainstream, some people stopped writing what they witnessed.

Melvin Van Peebles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 21, 1932

Topics

PeopleWritingTryingSome People

In order to invest in our future, we must ensure that we appropriately protect programs that provide skills, services, and education for middle-class Americans rather than providing tax breaks for large corporations.

John F. Tierney

EducationFutureTaxSkillsProtect

I began to pick apart our knowledge of Frankenstein and discovered that the public's idea of this myth comes from a million different places... I became committed to recontextualizing it all so it all worked in one story.

Max Landis

KnowledgeStoryPlacesMythMillion

I do not support raising the minimum wage, and the reason is as follows. When the minimum wage is raised, workers are priced out of the market. That is the economic reality that seems, at least so far, to be missing from this discussion.

John Sununu

SupportRealityMinimum WageReason

I've taken singing lessons since I was young, just to work on technique.

Skylar Laine

WorkSingingYoungJustLessons

I don't like lifts and will walk up 20 flights of stairs if I have to. Crowded rooms make me uncomfortable, too, although I can sing to a stadium full of thousands of people no bother.

Robin Gibb

WalkPeopleMeUncomfortableStairs

If you can make a lot more of something, you can make it much more inexpensive.

Mary Lou Jepsen

YouMoreSomethingMakeMuchLot

We got to see Sondheim shows, 'Phantom of the Opera,' 'Cats' and all sorts of stuff. When you're 10 or 11 years old, it's just magnificent. The story-telling, the music - it lifts you out of your seat.

Josh Groban

MusicCatsYouOperaSeeOut

America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium when I give a speech, which in America is rare for a chef.

Jose Andres

OpportunityMeChefStartAmerica

I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.

Clara Hughes

EyesMyselfExcellencePeopleMe

I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

Arnold J. Toynbee

BelieveDieCivilizationProduct

Historically, a successful life in comedy is a dream that's as equally pondered and unpursued as being an astronaut.

Artie Lange

LifeComedyDreamSuccessfulBeing

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Pope Paul VI

MemoriesSafeLeftPhony

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Melvin Van Peebles