Mark Twain Quotes
It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.
Quotes to Explore
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The Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have taken the biggest lurch to the left in policy in American history. There've been no - no Congress, no administration that has run this far to the left in such a small period of time. And there is a reaction to that.
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If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
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If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
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My own writing has perhaps more of an American flavor than a British one, but that's because the stories I've so far written have needed it. 'Empire State,' 'Seven Wonders' and 'The Age Atomic' are all very place-centric, where the setting itself is almost a character. But there is a universality to story that isn't just limited to science fiction.
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Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the 1930s.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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Oftentimes, in fact I think this is to my fault, I look at usually scripts as a whole. I should probably pay more attention to the character that I'm going to play and what they do.
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Everyone may have some advise for the RBI. Some may advise, 'Cut your lending rates and raise the deposit rate.' How will a bank function? We take a medium term view. The bank has an 80-year-old history. I don't want to destroy it for a few decisions.
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White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
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One thing is certain: We can't go back. The musical will never be the same as it was.
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I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things which I get to do which are untapped. The scenes give me the liberty to play and mould the character in accordance to the director's mindset.
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I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.
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Anyone can die. Rule number one is don't get too attached to a character, anyone can go.
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Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.
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Opportunity, n. A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
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Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect.
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A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.
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It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.
