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The Great Gatsby
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Door Quotes

Surely, marriage is throwing anchor and saying, ‘This is where I’m staying. I’ve made my choice, and this is all I want because I’ve been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door, and I want to stand still.’ That’s what I expected.

– Pete Burns

We happened to be in the studio next door and I think Noel Redding came around and said, ‘Do you fancy having a sing on this?’ We just went and did it and it was great.

– Roy Wood

I have this complex that if I walk into a place wearing a colorful shirt someone will stop me and say, ‘I’m sorry, but the Latin band comes through the other door.’

– Oscar de la Renta

Hollywood was not a place I dreamed of getting to. I never could take seriously the obsession people have about being a celebrity or getting to Hollywood – I was born next door.

– Robert Redford

The worst part about being married is when you’re not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you’re coming in, and you don’t have a chance to debrief on the day. That’s the worst.

– Patrick Dempsey

I was a huge fan of ‘Avenue Q’ long before I ever dreamed of being a part of it. I saw it off-Broadway at the Vineyard and waited at the stage door for autographs!

– Rob McClure

Reality is a sliding door.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nannies love working in our house because they never know who’s gonna walk through the door.

– Ruby Wax

That’s one thing I find about having children – it does unlock a door that separates you from other women who’ve had children.

– Rebecca Miller

The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.

– Richard Morris

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

– Saul Bellow

I want to show the world that you do have some artists that are ready to go to the next level, and instead of being selfish with their career they’ll open up the door to other people. I’m in a position to open up the door to help other people do what I do.

– Raekwon

I’ve been to a few conventions, you know, when the tax man knocks at the door and the ‘Star Wars’ convention people say: ‘Do you want to come and sign some autographs?’

– Ralph Brown

There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.

– Omar Khayyam

When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I would try to get into their room, they would close the door and say, ‘You can’t hear that. It’s not for a child!’ Now, I can listen to it and enjoy it.

– Omar Sy

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

– Publilius Syrus

Every day’s an adventure when I step out of my door. That’s why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low.

– Steve Buscemi

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

– William James

I’m not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation of Sinead O’Connor.

– Sinead O’Connor

Every contemporary poet is a door to another poet.

– Terrance Hayes

I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, ‘Hey, the sign says you’re open 24 hours.’ He said, ‘Yes, but not in a row.’

– Steven Wright

I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

– Tony Abbott

From what I’ve understood, it’s an entirely different world, and it’s a tough world to get your foot in the door, but I’ve always wanted to be a voice of a Disney character.

– Sean Maher

Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.

– Samantha Shannon

Radio is a really strange business now, too. There’s a very narrow door and a very few people control what gets played.

– Taylor Hanson

I’m really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that’s the Emmy that meant the most – the writing.

– William H. Macy

Nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated. It goes back to the lessons you learned as a kid. Start with a real breakfast; don’t ever skip that. If you’re waking up early for a run, make sure you drink at least a glass of water and put something healthy into your stomach before you go out the door.

– Summer Sanders

I’m too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I’ve been most people’s height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You’re tall, but you don’t have to bend when you go through a door.

– Stephen Merchant

And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It’s fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it’s not real. And it’s totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can.

– Tom Felton

I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open.

– Stuart Pearce

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