Marshall McLuhan Quotes
Typography extended its character to the regulation and fixations of languages. (p. 260)
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To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
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I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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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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I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.
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The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'
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Any character that can't be kept straight, to me, isn't a character who should be in the book – you know, anyone not vivid enough to have a claim on my attention.
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Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.
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The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.
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I tend to gravitate toward conflicted characters, and a character who is exploring chaos theory and population control and the difficulties of love and family is pretty rich.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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The past could liberate or imprison - it creates a nation's character, provides the nourishment or the poison a people imbibe in their very marrow.
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I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.
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I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters.
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Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.
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To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.
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I'm okay with anybody expressing their rights.
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You don't want to work so hard that you can't enjoy your guests.
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Usually when you watch a film, you're just sort of biting your nails about things you could have done differently.
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That was totally against the runaway
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Whoever moves into a community has a vested interest in it.
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Typography extended its character to the regulation and fixations of languages. (p. 260)
