Harold Brodkey Quotes
I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
Quotes to Explore
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Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.
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The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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Let us have peace.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and 'The Bone Season' in the evenings.
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I've taken the love of fashion from my mother, and journalism from my father.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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There are so many songs in me that haven't been born yet. So I can't call myself a genius, but I never turn away a compliment, and I feel like I'm on my way to that mountain.
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All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to upend business as usual. Apps are driving this disruption, and every enterprise needs to become an app company.
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'I Will Follow' is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.
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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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You don't go out and play Beethoven's 'Opus 111' without having rethought about it every time you play.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives. A disastrous by-product of the development of the scientific and technical mentality. We are guilty. Man grows cold faster than the planet he inhabits.
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Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.
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I want to seize fate by the throat.
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I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
