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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
Author
Composer
Dramaturge
Librettist
Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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White
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Order
Harmony
Light
Challenge
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Balance
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Oh if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one--! But if life were only moments, Then you'd never know you had one.
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TODD: The history of the world, my love -- LOVETT: Save a lot of graves, Do a lot of relatives favors! TODD: Is those below serving those up above! LOVETT: Ev'rybody shaves, So there should be plenty of flavors! TODD: How gratifying for once to know BOTH: That those above will serve those down below!
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To wish and wait From day to day Will never keep The wolves away.
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You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.
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I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.
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It's not so much do what you like as it is that you like what you do.
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If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.
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Everyone would like to be on Broadway, cause if a show works, you make a great deal of money and it allows you to write other shows.
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For anyone approaching any one of the cast albums, if they don't like what they hear, it's not the performer's fault.
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Gotta watch out for directors.
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