Ricky Jay Quotes

Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

Ricky Jay

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LiveChallengeJobWritingActing

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

John Lynch

ConfidenceIntegrityGovernmentOpen

Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better yields than anticipated.

Tom Vilsack

NatureTechnologyBetterResultMore

I decided to do the maximum to hold onto the lead for as long as possible. That is why I pushed so hard from the beginning. I was at 100 percent concentration.

Jean Alesi

BeginningLongWhyPossibleHard

People are going to wake up to this great reservoir of music we've created in America - cakewalks, one-steps, boogie-woogie, country and western. I had a bit to do with one of those traditions.

Johnny Otis

MusicGreatPeopleWake UpAmerica

First off, I'm not a scientist, and I make no apology for that.

Christopher Shays

ApologyFirstOffMakeScientist

Everyone is scared of getting hurt, but having been there and taken the chance on someone and fallen in love - it's worth getting past all of your heart's reservations, regardless of how things transpire.

Chelsea Lankes

LoveHeartPastChanceHurtSomeone

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

Bobby McFerrin

WritingAttentionCareerNeedsAny

Film is probably the medium best suited to reach the most people - the visual, the aural, the limbic, the intellectual: it captures all these parts of our mind and soul. No other art form comes close.

Peter Landesman

ArtBestSoulPeopleMindReach

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.

Thomas Paine

PossibilitiesReasonOnly

When you've got an extra gear in your head where that's all you do, you've constantly got a little radar up. ... And when something hits that strikes that beeper, hits that radar, it's like my song skills kick right in and go, 'Oh, OK, there's a song in that.' And then I start trying to figure it out.

Toby Keith

SongStartTryingYouGoSkills

The moment I'm perceived to be even a tiny bit successful, my career will go down the pan.

Toby Young

MomentCareerDownGoWillEven

There are many religious points of view where the conservation of the world is just as important as it is to scientists.

Richard Dawkins

WorldViewImportantConservation

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