James Lipton Quotes

Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so easily.

James Lipton

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Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.

Robert South

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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke.

Ambrose Bierce

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I had no boundaries at home, so I had nothing to push against. I only rebelled with clothing when I was 14. I would wear purple Doc Martens and had purple streaks in my hair, dirty jeans, and baggy tops. Very Britpop. Anything that wasn't girly or feminine. My mother hated it.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

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The character I created, 'Commissario Brunetti,' who appears in all my books, shares similar reading, artistic and musical tastes with me. Subconsciously, I knew that if I was to spend however long it would take to write this book with him, this man would have to be someone I'd like to have dinner with.

Donna Leon

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Guerrilla wars, and even more so terrorist assaults, are conducted only by forces with insufficient strength to carry out a real war.

Conrad Black

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The first real gig I went to was Randy Crawford in 1980. Seeing a big star like that was just fantastic.

Bradley Walsh

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You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group.

Bruce Johnston

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I want the pictures to be working in both directions. I accept that they speak about me, and yet at the same time, I want and expect them to function in terms of the viewer and their experience.

Wolfgang Tillmans

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The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.

Prince

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There is even a happiness - that makes the heart afraid.

Thomas Hood

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It's interesting that people throughout the existence of the web have been concerned about monopolies.

Tim Berners-Lee

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I feel like have a lot of music left to cut in my life.

Ricky Skaggs

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