Nathan Lane Quotes

I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,' so I took the name Nathan.

Nathan Lane

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 3, 1956

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Clearly, any well-kept garden will be a source of pleasure in the summer months; in the bleak urban midwinter, however, there are few activities more likely to energise the spirit than a botanical walk.

John Burnside

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I was raised all over. Kansas, Hawaii, Georgia, Texas and Kentucky, by the time I was 11.

Jeri Ryan

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I am very happy to be an American. I realize what a valuable inheritance that is.

Anand Giridharadas

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I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let The Man get to you.

Sophia Amoruso

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Most of my peers in television seem to be from a different planet. I don't hang out with any of them.

Trisha Goddard

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In September 2008, the overleveraged and undermanaged U.S. banking system suffered a terrifying collapse. And that, in turn, nearly took the whole country down.

Roger Altman

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Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that.

Matt Bomer

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That is the one single word that the food industry hates: 'addiction.' They much prefer words like 'crave-ability' and 'allure.'

Michael Moss

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More than any other modern tool, computers are a total mystery to their users. Most people never open them up to fix them or to see how they work.

Clive Thompson

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It is important to understand the philosophy of the city and country.

Claudio Ranieri

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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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I'm always looking for a cover subject that reflects the magazine, an interest in fashion, in culture, in society. We're trying to bring the world into the pages of 'Vogue.' We do that by tapping into the zeitgeists with our cover subjects.

Anna Wintour

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