George C. Wolfe Quotes

You can go see ballet in its purity; you can go to a recital to hear music by itself. But what the American musical does so thrillingly is bastardize these forms into something that is exhilarating and compelling and deeply moving.

George C. Wolfe

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MusicMovingAmericanYouGoSee

My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas.

Jenna Morasca

FamilyChristmasAlwaysOutDeal

I have no desire to be a cat, which walks so lightly that it never creates a disturbance.

Andrew Taylor Still

DesireNeverCatWalksLightly

I think there is this very nice, if at times dangerous, untethered optimism that exists in Silicon Valley.

John Collison

OptimismThinkDangerousNiceValley

George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.

John Kricfalusi

CharacterHimRichestLiquorTV

I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.

John Malkovich

WorkProudBetterDoneSayAnything

I get a lot of email, so if you're sending me an email, if you want to rise above the clutter, put something on it: say, 'Hey!'

Robert Scoble

MeRise AboveYouRiseSayWant

I've always loved reading and always loved the movies. Storytelling is one of the oldest of human endeavors, and they give us our understanding of the world and our place in it. When I discovered that there were people who professionally were involved in the creation of stories, it was game over - I knew what I wanted to do it.

Stephanie Allain

PeopleWorldGameReadingLoved

I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new.

Steve Nash

LearningMyselfFunPeopleLearn

There is a reason the world always looks to America.

Julia Gillard

WorldAmericaLooksReasonAlways

I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.

Jason Kidd

GreatSchoolBasketballGameThink

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

Branford Marsalis

MusicWordsYouMorePointAnything

When you fall in love, you don't have a whole lot of time. But when it comes to a heartache, all of the sudden you have time on your hands, and it's an outlet for you to write.

Brad Paisley

LoveTimeHandsYouFallWrite

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