"Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out."
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"A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.“
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"Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties."
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"I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion."
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"First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish."
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"I also found that for myself, since I've had no religious education, it was so interesting to see the different versions of heaven and what life on earth means."
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