"Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand."

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Source : Jack London (2015). “Jack London on Adventure: Words of Wisdom from an Expert Adventurer”, p.6, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Jack London

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“Time management is a big part of the director's job.”
“Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.”
“There is competition. It's almost like I'm back in tennis competing in a way. There are usually about twenty composers vying for the number one spot for a big or medium film.”
“Much of our lives involves the word â€œno.â€ In school we are mostly told, â€œDon't do it this way. Do it that way.â€ But art is the big yes. In art, you get a chance to make something where there was nothing.”
“Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.”
“I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?”

Source : "The Pressure To Take It Off". Interview with Mim Udovitch, www.nytimes.com. June 25, 2000.
“I remember being married to John Barry and trying to be the best wife in the world.”
“You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.”

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