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“I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.”

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Allen Klein

Allen Klein, born on April 26, 1938, is a renowned speaker and author. Known for his unique insights and profound perspectives, he has influenced countless individuals through his speeches and writings. more

“We've all got a lot of catching up to do. I'm still learning how to act, for god's sake. When I see these old-timers on the Turner Classic Movies, I still get ideas, you know. That's where you really learn acting. If you really see some of these old boys working it and you say to yourself, "My God, if I could really do that that would be wonderful."”

Acting Boys Wonderful Classic

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“I'm still watching all those old-timers really going along, and I'm enjoying it so much, not just looking at the pictures, but looking at the acting. Paul Muni. Beautiful character. Edward G. Robinson. Jimmy Cagney. All those old boys. You don't find those characters anymore.”

Character Beautiful Enjoy Acting Boys Jimmy

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“Gary Cooper - the greatest listener in the world! And he used to answer in kind, which is wonderful because you don't see that anymore. People don't listen. They really don't.”

People World Kind Wonderful Gary

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“There's an awful lot to be desired. I've gone to places where people say to me, "What's your technique?" Technique? What the hell technique is there to acting? We're acting because even with my voice I'm giving what I think is what I want to say.”

People Thinking Giving Acting Hell

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“A lot of people forget that today. They come to the point where you walk on a set and the first thing you know you're looking at the sound man and you're saying to yourself, "How the hell can they get any sound when nobody is talking!" They get all mumbly. You can't make out what they're saying! And you're 6 feet away from them! Whereas in the old-time movies, you hear them, you understand every word they're saying, and you didn't have to put on your loudspeaker.”

People Men Today Forget Hell

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“I call myself a character actor all my life. I've done a certain amount as a leading man, but character actors in my estimation - it's a lost art these days.”

Men Art Done Character

Author:Ernest Borgnine

“There's definitely anger, the demand of more from the world, a demand for justice. There's no other way I can perform the vocals than the way you hear them. It's not just the words, it's what is being felt.”

World Justice

Author:K'naan

“I do think that some of my songs, like Take a Minute, are like the train between the two worlds. It starts out with the question of "how did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all / he didn't do it to gain power or money as I recall," and its sweep reaches all the way to this part of the world. I think maybe I'm a translator, because I lived in both worlds and truly understand them. I understand the discontent that comes from not having. But I also understand the anxiety that comes from wealth and convenience.”

Thinking World Song Wealth Anxiety Train Hunger Discontent Translators

Author:K'naan

“As women, we're always in negotiation with how we're being perceived versus how we feel.”

Negotiation

Author:Sarah Gadon

“Нou're always in constant dialogue with your interior self versus your exterior self: how you look, and how you're perceived, and then people's preconceived notions of you.”

Dialogue Preconceived Notions

Author:Sarah Gadon

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