Marsha Norman Quotes
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Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society?
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I love to be in the moment. I love to analyse things a bit.
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I know theater can improve the quality of people's lives, and I know theater can heal. I've worked as a doctor clown in a hospital for two years. I have seen sick kids and sad parents and doctors be lifted and transported in moments of pure joy. I know theater unites us.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.
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Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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I've been in relationships where we've said 'I love you' after two weeks.
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My own personal goal is I just hope to still write songs and kind of let that sustain me as a job. If I could never have a 9-to-5 job, and making a living doing this, it'd just be incredible.
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I discovered the theater when I was in the first grade.
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I still get recognized. It's flattering, but it can be uncomfortable. Maybe because it only seems to happen when I'm looking and feeling crappy.
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As a reader, I've always been interested in dystopian novels like 'Nineteen Eighty-four'.
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Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.
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We all, I think, believe in compassion. If you look at all the world religions, all the main world religions, you'll find within them some teaching concerning compassion.
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Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.
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Veterans are my life's work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I've woken up every single day dedicated to taking care of veterans and doing my best for veterans.
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There's always chatter about a 'Chuck' movie. So nobody's opposed to it. It's just a matter of getting everything lined up.
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'Pleasantville' seems tonally ambitious, but it can handle a wide breadth of tone because it's so fanciful.
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Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.
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There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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Ah, gratitude, that's a terrible thing, a dangerous thing.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
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All great scripts need not reach silver screen, and every good story can't be narrated in a 2-hour film.
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I feel that I speak the musical language.
