"Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with."

-- Leonard Slatkin

#Fun Quotes #People Quotes #Together Quotes

“I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business.”
“Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.”
“All the tired horses in the sun How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.”
“Writing history and biography for kids calls for special skills that can only be acquired through practice and that are different from those required for an adult audience.”
“God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity.”
“One of the big parts of my decision-making process is knowing that when you're signing up for something, you're signing up for multiple seasons, should it be successful, and in theory, you want it to be successful, but you also want to be doing something that you're enjoying.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn that the state of the skies and the appearance of our dwellings can never on their own underwrite our joy nor condemn us to misery.”
“The natural world is not only a set of constraints but of contexts within which we can more fully realize our dreams.”

Source : Paul Shepard (2013). “Coming Home to the Pleistocene”, p.6, Island Press

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