Itzhak Perlman Quotes

I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit.

Itzhak Perlman

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WishYouI CanTellSitMany

We notice in others only those things that relate to ourselves. For example, you could find someone hilarious and brilliant, and I could find the same person idiotic and annoying. It's the same person doing the same thing, but because we are viewing them from our own unique perspectives, they mirror back to us something different.

Jen Sincero

MirrorSomeoneDoingYouUnique

When I was pretending not to be pregnant, I knew where I stood with everyone, and I knew that the world would accept me; I knew where I fit.

Melanie Scrofano

MeWorldAcceptEveryonePretending

My intended audience was everybody. I just want to make cartoons for human beings.

John Kricfalusi

WantHumanAudienceJustCartoons

I've never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.

Matthew McConaughey

PeopleMeBachelorNeverUpDays

My only ambition was to have 10 children. Fashion was an accident.

Sonia Rykiel

ChildrenAmbitionFashionOnly

If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confront the more troubling aspects of their experience, that's fine, if it works for them. But it will probably make them uncomfortable if they come up against somebody like me. So they just shouldn't! They shouldn't read my work!

Joyce Maynard

LifeWorkLiveExperiencePeopleMe

The stories we are told shape the way we see the world, which shapes the way we experience the world.

Derrick Jensen

ExperienceWorldWaySeeShape

I'm terrified to get married. I'm not getting married till my gay friends can.

Denise Mina

FriendsGayGetting MarriedGetTill

When you're an actor, you're a slave to other people's visions.

Sylvester Stallone

PeopleYouActorSlaveVisions

When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.

Paul Theroux

WritingConfidentFeelNeedHim

I got to L.A., and they said I had to lose weight, let my hair grow and buy some dresses. I was nailing auditions with my readings, but they wouldn't hire me because I wasn't putting on the glam. It just didn't occur to me.

Kim Cattrall

MeHairGrowLoseSaidDresses

At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.

Kevin Hart

DayEnd Of The DayEndConversation

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