Van Wyck Brooks Quotes
Better the fragrant herb of wit and a little cream of affability than all the pretty cups in the world.
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The scramble to get into college is going to be so terrible in the next few years that students are going to put up with almost anything, even an education.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Consciousness is an end in itself. We torture ourselves getting somewhere, and when we get there it is nowhere, for there is nowhere to get to.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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I feel the audience are friends that have come to see us. That was always how we look on it in the Carter Family. I've never suffered stage fright.
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What's been happening in Iraq, what young Americans wearing flak jackets, helmets and flight suits have done is... created the circumstances under which Iraq can become our closest ally in that part of the world and still have a representative government. And that's going to be a very good thing considering what's going on in that neighborhood.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short.
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Right now the focus is the album that is released and then the tour coming up. After the tour they will let us know about the options and offers that came in for us.
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I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.
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I guess I'm a good manager now. Moreover, I'm loving the concept of donning the producer's hat. It's all very exciting as well as a great learning experience. You're a part of a film right from its conception to its execution, and that's an amazing feeling.
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As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
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Building a successful company (or living a happy life, for that matter) is not about embracing someone else's philosophy, but staying true to your own beliefs about the world and learning from the mistakes you make along the way.
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Revolutions just spread blood. Evolution - this is something that changes in the long term.
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If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.
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Winter is not an end. It is in transit. It is headed to bankruptcy. The sheriff will sell its stock for what he can get and an ice man will be the only bidder at the sale.
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We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.
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Better the fragrant herb of wit and a little cream of affability than all the pretty cups in the world.
