Elsa Peretti Quotes

I can hold a cup of sake on a full moon in Japan, and the reflection of the moon in that little cup can make me feel so enthusiastic about beauty. That one good, magical moment can give me enough to create other things like the teardrop earring or necklace.

Elsa Peretti

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GoodBeautyMomentReflectionMoon

You know, I've had blowups with my coach too. The same thing happens, it just wasn't as evident back then because they didn't have so many cameras and ways to see things happen.

Joe Montana

YouBackThings HappenKnowCoach

I wasn't prepared to be so... arrested by Jon Hamm.

Jessica Williams

PreparedArrestedJon

My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she convinced some general to let her go with him. I don't know how she managed it.

Jo Brand

PoliticalArmyGoKnowBrightShe

With the crime novels, it's delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. It's like having a fictitious family.

John Banville

FamilyBookI CanCrimeLikeAfter

If you listen to the first, second, and third chorus of a song, they don't sound the same. It's the same melody and all that, but what really happens is that the energy changes. It's all about getting the listener to keep his or her concentration.

Max Martin

SongEnergyYouListenChangesSame

I always imitated other people and thought, 'Well, maybe I'll do standup,' but I was too afraid for that.

Jeff Bennett

PeopleThoughtAlwaysAfraidWell

It's so funny when you're actually directing because things start popping that you don't expect to pop, and something that you think is going to pop, maybe doesn't quite have the impetus that you thought it might.

Stephen Moyer

FunnyStartThinkThoughtYouGoing

You know how many times I have to witness the transition from, 'Oh, get away from that thug,' to, 'Oh, wait a minute, that's the guy from 'Weeds'! Hey, can I shake your hand?'

Romany Malco

WaitYouTransitionKnowThugHand

To be a great NFL player, you have to know what your opponent is doing, not just opposite your position but what they're doing all over the field. All the contingencies.

Michael Sam

GreatDoingYouKnowOpponentOver

Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.

Dorothea Brande

WillActComeYourForcesAid

Well, I was obsessed with Judy Garland growing up. Like, obsessed.

Aubrey Plaza

Growing UpGrowingUpWellLike

Conducting is more difficult than playing a single instrument. You have to know the culture, to know the score, and to project what you want to hear. Some conductors are well prepared but cannot transmit their ideas to an orchestra, and others are good communicators but have nothing to transmit because they are not absorbed enough in the score.

Pierre Boulez

GoodCultureIdeasEnoughYouKnow

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