- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hands Quotes
On whose hands hold wealth, power, and craft.
Hands shows up here mostly as a metaphor for control - who holds wealth, who creates it, and who is trusted with responsibility - rather than anything literal. For a related theme of doing rather than holding, see Action.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of drive is innate, self-perpetuated, reinforced energy. As a kid, I could always sell anything I could get my hands on - from newspapers to lemonade to 'TV Guide.' I knew how to make a presentation.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Sondheim was visiting the Library of Congress, where the manuscript of 'Porgy and Bess' is housed, he was so overcome with emotion while holding the score in his hands that he shed a tear. He shed several tears, but one of the tears actually fell onto the original manuscript. And he was horrified.
- Grabbed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always said I will like to play for Milan at some stage in my career, so when the opportunity came up, I grabbed it with both hands.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm lucky enough to have two different platforms to perform on - I do stand-up comedy, and I have 'SNL.' That's where I make my most controversial statements because I can explain myself and I'm in control of the microphone, as opposed to Twitter, where it's in the hands of the reader.
- Champagne
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I think one of the problems with 'Birds of Prey' was there were too many cooks in that kitchen. The studio, the producers, the network, all had very different visions of what that should be. They should have just let Laeta Kalogridis control that. Instead they decided to try to get their hands in the mix.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm going to do something a little bit more adult, I'll do it if it's going to be on at a different time slot or if it's going to be something that kids won't be able to get their hands on.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020