Elaine Stritch Quotes

These performers that go on about their technique and craft - oh, puleeze! How boring! I don't know what 'technique' means. But I do know what experience is.

Elaine Stritch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 2, 1925 - July 17, 2014

Topics

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I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.

Matthew Sweet

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I go through long periods of time when I don't write, and I'm fine.

Ann Patchett

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I grew up watching CNN, and my memory of CNN is James Earl Jones saying, 'This is CNN.'

Jeff Zucker

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Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Amanda Palmer

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When Ronald Reagan was elected president for his first term in 1980, he received strong support from the so-called Sagebrush Rebels. The Rebels wanted lands owned by the federal government to be transferred to state governments.

Steve Hanke

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I'm not frightened about death. I don't know why, but I just feel that at a certain moment your switch is switched off, and that's it. And you can't do anything about it.

Tony Benn

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I grew up believing that one person could make a difference. In Indiana, you saw that with basketball. The small town could beat the big town, like in the movie 'Hoosiers.' That is one of the things that attracts me to entrepreneurs.

Mary Meeker

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We have new rules that give shareholders the ability to vote on executive compensation. We have new rules for asset-backed securities. We have new rules around credit rating agencies.

Mary Schapiro

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Personally criticizing a member of my staff hardly seemed like the way to negotiate a deal.

Mitch McConnell

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I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I'm part of the human world.

Jonathan Lethem

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I used to hate playing Seattle shows.

Chris Cornell

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I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger focus on smaller, smarter movies.

Christopher Meloni

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