Eva Vertes Quotes

I don't want to say, 'I want to cure cancer.' It's such a grand thing. People have been trying for so long and we're not getting very far. But I do want to try to understand it better, and I want to make some forward movement.

Eva Vertes

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PeopleForwardBetterTryingLong

I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?

Jim Capaldi

MorningWritingSongWonderLiving

He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.

John Fletcher

AloneThoughtsNeverNobleHe

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Anna Pavlova

WorkHard WorkSuccessMeasureHard

'Hill Street,' because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor.

Steven Bochco

NatureHumorDramaKindStreetHill

I'm just an actress, so I can leave my work when I leave the set. I don't get strange calls in the middle of the night, and I don't have tons of responsibility.

Sidse Babett Knudsen

WorkResponsibilityNightI CanGet

With the never-ending stream of new social technologies, apps and platforms rolling out every day, its easy to get lost in the minutiae of social media. Yet for there to be effective change, especially within large, top-down, hierarchical institutions, a company must have an over-arching understanding of the new role it has to play.

Simon Mainwaring

ChangeDaySocial MediaUnderstanding

Bruce Lee's fast pace, Jet Li's pretty style and Jet Li's acrobatics combine with Muay Thai for my own style.

Tony Jaa

StyleFastMy OwnOwnPrettyPace

I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves.

Rita Moreno

CareTake CareWillSpiritShape

I can't do pieces I only admire technically. I have to feel some direct contact with them.

Michael Tilson Thomas

FeelAdmireContactPiecesOnly

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

RingNeverWhoLikePhilosopher

As a rule, I try to avoid the French Quarter because of the crowds, especially Bourbon Street. But hey, some people love it. A great, wild, adult thing to see is the costume competition in front of the bar Oz on Bourbon early morning on Fat Tuesday.

Bryan Batt

LoveMorningGreatCompetitionFat

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

Arthur Ashe

LifeLosingWinningYouImportant

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