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Mike Nichols Quotes

Never let people see what you want, because they will not let you have it. Never let anybody see what you feel, because it gives them too much power. You're probably better off not showing weakness whenever you can avoid it, because they'll go for you.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: german
Birth: November 6, 1931 - November 19, 2014

Topics

Power People Weakness Better You Go

I am my father's only child. The world knows a two-dimensional Cary Grant. As charming a star and as remarkable a gentleman as he was, he was still a more thoughtful and loving father.

Father I Am Child World Gentleman

Ethan Allen was convinced that every planet out there has its own intelligent extraterrestrials. And this, as you can imagine, is a radical, inspiring, but very unsettling, idea.

Matthew Stewart

You Intelligent Out Own Planet Idea

When I began my career as a flight attendant, I was a 21-year-old with a B.A. in English and stars in her eyes. I wanted to see every city in the world. I wanted to have adventures that, I hoped, would fuel a writing career some day.

Stars Eyes Day City Writing World

I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.

Shoes Kitchen Short Reach Exercise

We can't let people down when they can't get any medical care, when they're sick and don't have money to go to a doctor. You help them.

Money Medical People Doctor Sick Go

Humanity is a crazy contradiction. I accept us for who we are. We're not that great. Every time we take a step forward we go back to the same primitive behavior. We're meant to be this way. It's not our fault, it's just who we are.

Great Time Step Crazy Forward Back

The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was a great way for a master to do a victory lap.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Great Victory Thinking Remember Way

You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.

Yourself Step Tough Push You Find

When my playing career stopped and Old Dominion asked me to be an assistant, I was reluctant about it because I didn't aspire to be a coach, and I didn't know if I had the qualities to be a coach.

Me Career Know Old Coach Aspire

With regard to electric vehicles, I am all for them because most of the incremental electricity needed to run those vehicles will come from gas-fired electric generation. However, I do not believe it is wise for America to substitute dependence on foreign oil for dependence on Chinese batteries.

Aubrey McClendon

I Am Wise Believe Generation America

The worst thing that can happen to you in travel is having a gun pointed at you by a very young person. That's happened to me maybe four times in my life. I didn't like it.

Life Travel Me Gun My Life You

I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that.

Music People Desire Fame Get Who

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