David Bergen Quotes

For me, when I 'discover' a story, there is a feeling of buoyancy and clarity, perhaps similar to early morning out on a prairie highway, when darkness lifts and reveals the outline of farmhouses and copses of trees in the distance.

David Bergen

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MorningDarknessMeStoryTreesOut

You know as far as diet goes, for a while I was really obsessed with counting fat grams along with the rest of the world.

Jean Smart

WorldRestFatDietYouKnow

Oh boy, I grew up hearing Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, sitting on Mahalia Jackson's lap in my dad's church.

Merry Clayton

SoulChurchSittingBoyHearingUp

This Englishwoman is so refined, She has no bosom and no behind.

Stevie Smith

SheBehindRefinedBosom

I don't know why anybody would be in awe of me.

Shirley MacLaine

MeKnowWhyAweWouldAnybody

If a movie has three decent scenes and a decent character, I think, 'OK, at least they got that guy right.'

Robert Ben Garant

CharacterThinkThreeRightGuyGot

Where I grew up in Dallas, things might be a little more traditional. People have the same things in mind. They're supposed to grow up, go to college, get a job, get married, and have children, grandchildren. That's the world I grew up in.

Lisa Loeb

ChildrenJobPeopleMindCollegeGo

I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, 'Protestants, Jews and Catholics for Civil Rights.'

Doris Kearns Goodwin

FriendsWashingtonMarchCivil Rights

It's heartbreaking to see theater people be forced to accept the business side of show business.

Alice Ripley

BusinessPeopleAcceptSeeSide

The open source nature of the Internet is both a blessing and a curse, because just as much as we can watch what's happening around the world, we can also be watched.

Alicia Garza

NatureBlessingWorldInternetOpen

You cannot separate sexuality from cheerleading. It is inherently what it is - growing up with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and all of that stuff.

Peyton Reed

Growing UpYouGrowingUpCowboy

If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you're asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.

Tina Fey

LearningRespectPeopleHelpActing

I don't like the idea of being connected to the world all the time. One should have space and time for oneself.

Nithya Menen

TimeSpaceWorldConnectedBeing

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