Stephen Sondheim Quotes

There's something inimical about the camera and song.

Stephen Sondheim

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From 15 or 16, I always wanted to be an Olympic champion, but I don't think you ever believe it until it actually happens.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

ChampionBelieveThinkYouAlways

My parents were not at all backstage parents. We had none of that in the family. It was just very clear right away that I was an actor, even from 4 years old. I've never waited a table. I taught some - I'll teach classes in improv or Shakespeare, but there's some motor in me that needs to do that.

John Michael Higgins

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I don't much care to watch myself. There are still probably 50 or 60 episodes of 'Frasier' that I have never seen.

John Mahoney

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I do love history. I loved learning about wars and things in school.

Matt Lanter

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Jail was probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me.

Tommy Chong

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Humanity is a failed experiment, but I think I'm God and I'd like to start over. I don't want to die, I just want everyone else to. I certainly would not be lonely. It would be exciting never having to listen to another person again but just my own self droning on and on. That's why I write a blog. And I read it, too.

Roseanne Barr

GodStartThinkSelfLonelyDie

Food is as important as energy, as security, as the environment. Everything is linked together.

Louise Fresco

FoodTogetherEnergySecurityLinked

I don't know the science behind climate change. I can't say one way or another what is the direct impact, whether it's man-made or not.

Joni Ernst

ChangeScienceImpactKnowSayWay

Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports.

Djimon Hounsou

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What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity.

Diane Ackerman

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My first ambition in life, I made up my mind I was going to become Miles Davis. I studied music, music theory. I played trumpet for nine years. One day, my mother explained, 'You can't be Miles Davis. There's one, and he's got that job.'

Chris Gardner

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On stage, I have felt most fulfilled as a playwright, for everything I create gets to grow and evolve with collaboration from directors, actors, and so on.

Colman Domingo

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