"What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Artist Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“People who don't believe in government are likely to defile government.”
“I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration.”
“Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests.”

Source : "Wealth Not Trickling Up House's Leadership Ladder". www.washingtonpost.com. June 16, 2000.
“The normal is that which nobody quite is. If you listen to seemingly dull people very closely, you'll see that they're all mad in different and interesting ways, and are merely struggling to hide it.”
“I was very much an only child who was raised by the television and movies, and I grew up in New York. We weren't, like, rich people, but we were middle-class people and my parents supported this love I had for entertainment.”
“Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.”
“Because you and I have the power to impute beauty on anything under the sun. Because you become the labels you give yourself. If you declare you're beautiful - not despite your imperfections, but because of them - then you are.”

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