If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!
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Related If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try t... EVEL KNIEVEL It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL If you think you're going to work with Cameron Crowe and not get into his music, you're craz... PATRICK FUGIT Dance music doesn't care where you live. It doesn't care who your friends are. It doesn'... GIORGIO MORODER If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play ... CHRISTIAN MARCLAY If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't mat... CHRIS NOTH Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect... MEL BROOKS When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts. ORLANDO BLOOM When you're going for a joke, you're stuck out there if it doesn't work. There's now... BOB NEWHART An author is somebody who writes a story. It doesn't matter if you're a kid or if you're... JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work. MARKUS ZUSAK The Muslim world just doesn't believe that skin color is all that important. Obama may be half-b... BEN SHAPIRO If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad. ALAN MOORE Nothing exists if a store doesn't buy it and you're not able to get it. CARRIE DONOVAN Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet. ROBERT H. SCHULLER You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work. DAVE RAMSEY If the work is pure then you have to think it could be understood. If it is not understood it doesn&... IAN HAMILTON FINLAY I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long... JEFF BEZOS You can be a pretty face, but if you're not a nice person, it just doesn't work. I'm not... KATE MOSS If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are goi... COLIN KAEPERNICK To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and ... RITA ORA If this whole acting thing doesn't work out, I'll just get a talk show. RACHAEL LEIGH It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it d... RICHARD P. FEYNMAN Chemistry is a hard thing. I don't think you can force it, and it doesn't necessarily mean t... TRICIA HELFER If you're embarrassed because you have some notion about how men are supposed to behave, and it ... RAY BRADBURY I do this work, but I am uncomfortable in situations where you're hyped into something you'r... JEREMY IRONS You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live ... AHMAD JAMAL The goal when you get into a relationship is not to be out of the relationship. It's to try to s... KATE HUDSON It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it wil... SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY America was the place that said, 'It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matt... CRISTINA SARALEGUI It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere. CHARLES M. SCHULZ When are you going to realize that if it doesn't apply to me it doesn't matter? CANDICE BERGEN If you decide you want to change your life around, it doesn't matter where you came from, what y... ADRIENNE BAILON Once you get into the NFL, it doesn't matter what draft pick you are, what round you are, if you... AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS You don't make a fortune doing cartoons. It's a lot of fun, it keeps you busy, and it's ... PATRICK WARBURTON Just because you're born in a privileged family and have money doesn't mean you're happy... LAPO ELKANN I think a film is a failure if it doesn't have an emotional effect. That's the film's fa... AUNJANUE ELLIS If you qualify for a World Cup and expect to get an easy group, you are in the wrong sport. It doesn... TIM HOWARD Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good r... STEPHEN CHOW Taking dishes straight off the restaurant's menu and putting them into a cookbook doesn't wo... MARCUS SAMUELSSON When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn't ... HENRY ROLLINS Publicity doesn't work for books. It really doesn't. All it does is get your name in front o... KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH You don't have to look like an Under Armour mannequin to be an athlete. A lot of people probably... PRINCE FIELDER I think it is possible to be friends even if you're competing. You know, there's so many guy... JAKE ABEL When people show loyalty to you, you take care of those who are with you. It's how it goes with ... JOHN CENA It doesn't matter if you're famous or infamous. All that matters is you're a celebrity. WILLIE GEIST Computing is kind of a mess. Your computer doesn't know where you are. It doesn't know what ... LARRY PAGE When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way... BARRY GIBB I'm one of these people who doesn't say that objectivity is not within our reach. I think if... LIZ TROTTA But it doesn't matter what you're doing, it matters how you're doing it. DAN SAVAGE My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a w... ALAN ZWEIBEL If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go - you'll find family. VICTORIA SMURFIT Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad ... CHARLES BARKLEY Don't try to be somebody you're not because it doesn't work. If you try to be this perfe... BEN QUAYLE Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work with and the ... CASEY KASEM In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any dif... ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER In America, you're just an American. You're accepted. It doesn't matter that you're ... BENEDICT WONG If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, ... MARK LAWRENSON That's part of the curse: If you're gonna play the song, you better play it. I've tried ... EDDIE VEDDER I feel it's important to show that one thing that you do doesn't define you as a human being... RYAN GOSLING If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn'... RAF SIMONS Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and se... ROGER VON OECH If you hear Bing Crosby trying to swing, it doesn't work. He swings like a rusty gate. FRANK STALLONE A lot of people who have been perceiving my music have been trying to formulate a genre for it, and ... KING KRULE Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn ... WAYNE DYER I'm not someone who enjoys long talks, long rehearsals. I'm very technical: I tell my actors... MICHAEL HANEKE No matter how skillful you are, you can't invent a product advantage that doesn't exist. And... WILLIAM BERNBACH If you're driving around or at home with the stereo blasting pure dance track, it gets boring wi... BERNARD SUMNER We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it do... LEE KUAN YEW If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. JACK BENNY If you add up all the promises any politician makes, the math doesn't work. Hillary Clinton'... WILBUR ROSS It doesn't happen very often that you get to work with some really good friends of yours and the... ELIZABETH PERKINS Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine. BILLY GIBBONS Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. ERICA JONG If you're you, it doesn't matter if you're the most boring person in the world: someone ... LIL UZI VERT The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk ... JEFF BEZOS Just be yourself and be upfront about your expectations and desires. Don't be ambiguous and play... MIKE POSNER In any relationship, even when it came to my relationship with Usher, when it was time to make a mov... ROZONDA THOMAS If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn't work... AGA KHAN IV If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you wor... GAYLE GARDNER When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or... RICHARD DONNER I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the tim... DENIS LEARY I think if you're trying to be funny, sometimes you're bending a piece of metal in a directi... TAMSIN GREIG In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come ove... PSY I think just because you're a mom, it doesn't negate - if anything, you're probably more... EMMA MCLAUGHLIN Who doesn't love the parables? You know there's a solution, but you have to do some work to ... JOHN BYTHEWAY You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don&... TATIANA MASLANY I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We ... ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT As a coach, they would love to sit there and say, 'It's going to be five steps, you're g... BRETT FAVRE For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define yo... TAYLOR SWIFT Here's the thing. Just because you're pro-troops doesn't mean you're pro-war. And ju... TOBY KEITH It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, diff... MICHAEL FRANTI Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs. COCO CHANEL Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won... CLAYTON CHRISTENSEN Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it's something that it doesn... DEMI LOVATO It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. DENG XIAOPING When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn'... ERMA BOMBECK Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I... ZENDAYA If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is ... JOHN MADDEN If you come from a solid family structure, it doesn't matter what you go through in your life. Y... ALYSSA MILANO
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