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Cliff Chiang Quotes

Paul Smith's artwork was so elegant and so graphic, so I think that's always had a strong effect on me, especially starting out.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: american

Topics

Me Strong Think Elegant Starting

My parents owned a pharmacy in Budapest, which gave us a comfortable living. As I was their only child, they wanted me to become a pharmacist. But my own preference would have been to study philosophy and mathematics.

Mathematics Child Parents Me Living

Over a four-month period, I sat down and wrote every day. And then there was a novel, and all of a sudden, there were agents and offers.

Day Every Day Down Over Novel Every

Opera is a very stimulating place to work, and I believe it offers the most intense theatrical experience possible.

Work Experience Believe Place Opera

Very, very rarely do you find bands underpricing.

You Find Very Bands Rarely

I think it's important to create an atmosphere where actors feel like they can try things out. It doesn't mean that I'll take every suggestion, but I want there to be some room for actors to grow.

Think Grow Feel Create Important

I wouldn't call myself a jazz player or a blues player.

Myself Blues Jazz Call Player

Maybe for a guy like Zverev or Federer, you could say it's open a bit. For a guy like me, every match is tough, and I'm going to have to battle it out.

Denis Shapovalov

Me Tough Battle You Say Open

If it's a whole show of my own, I'll do more of what I think Del Shannon is. But for shows like Disneyland, I'll just do mainly hits. That's what they want to hear. I don't want to bore people. If I wanted that much to play nothing but 12 new songs, then I should go do it in a bar somewhere for peanuts.

People Think Play New Want Nothing

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in a political party, they've never done anything, but they do feel a kind of urgency.

Politics People Feel Political Party

Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.

Poetry People Remember Prayers

People have recognized me sometimes but not much. I'm glad my life isn't too different. I don't want it to be.

Life People Me My Life Sometimes

I need something to fall back on if fame doesn't work. I'll have to become an economist or something.

Work Fall Back Fame Become Need

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