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...that called me and asked me to do the song that I have at the end of the movie, called He Was a Friend of Mine. We laughed a lot about it, sayin' we ought to put this song in there, but it wouldn't have fit. It's not serious enough for the movie...
...Sometimes what we call ambition is simply talent so great it cannot contain itself. Mozart, Einstein, Paul McCartney and Bill Gates come to mind. But in other cases ambition is just greed. Many of the famous folk in your story fit the latter category. Ken Taub St. James, New York...
When Fidel Castro seized control of Cuba in 1959, who would have guessed that one of the items high on his agenda would be launching a national ballet company? Yet the idea fit right in with his revolutionary goal of bringing art to the masses. Castro asked Cuba's prima ballerina, Alicia Alonso, and her dancer husband Fernando how much they would need to make it happen. They said $100,000. Castro gave them $200,000. The investment has been paying off ever since...
...John Howard is in a good place. Fit, busy, master of his own game. Ever watchful, in person he's cheerful, attentive and sincere. Blessed with a strong constitution, Howard has not lost his hunger. The political street-fighter who has dispatched Labor's Paul Keating, Kim Beazley (twice), Mark Latham and may yet face off next year against Beazley 2.0, cites one homely ingredient for success - never miss a meal. "It doesn't matter who you are," he says, "you've got time for lunch." The looming anniversary appears to have put the P.M. in a relaxed mood...
...EUROPE, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE EXTREMISTS IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES. DO YOU THINK MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA COULD DO MORE TO FIT INTO THE MAINSTREAM? I think we could all do more. Muslims have a particular responsibility because (the extremists) are part of their community. I do think that part of the problem is that we became too zealous in our multiculturalism. Australians don't mind where people come from, as long as they become Australians. Nobody's asking people to give up affection for their original culture. But people don't come here so they can continue...