Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.
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We fear our passage will be attended with difficulties by reason of the great number of passingers which are one hundred and eighty and upwards in number.
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Success must never be measured by how much money you have.
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I think I'd make a pretty good president, and they have a great pension plan.
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Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the story is fantastic and I can be a part of it somehow. That's what I look for.
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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.
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My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character.
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I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
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Just like gold, which has to weather very high temperatures to achieve the sheen and shine it finally gets, so also every person has to go through struggles in his life to achieve success.
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Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.
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When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.
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I left for New York expecting to repeat my success, only to be turned down by almost every publisher in that city, till the Viking Press, my American publishers of a lifetime, thought of taking me on.
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I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.
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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
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I've never purposefully based a character on any one person I know, but I'm certain there are amalgamations that exist.
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Women artists are still treated differently from men.
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The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in the clouds and blow out from within them, except for the great sea, nor would the streams of rivers nor the rain-water in the sky exist but for the sea ; but the great sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers.
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We know great art by its effect on us. If we are prepared to look without preconceptions, without defenses, without haste, then art will change us.
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I sang in 'Waiting for Guffman,' and I sang in 'A Mighty Wind.' I can carry a tune, but I don't like that Broadway singing.
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I know you need to go,But before you do I want you to know, that IWish you the best.And I wish you nothing lessThan every thing you've ever dreamed of.And I hope that you find love along the way.But most of all,I wish you'd stay.
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If I had the choice I would live in London. There are a few things I don't like about England but its just details, I don't really think about them but I really like England and I really like London.
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Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.
