Martin Filler Quotes
Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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As goes California, so goes the rest of the nation.
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Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.
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I haven't really tried to write a movie. It's tough to get into that mode.
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Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.
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A man should never neglect his family for business.
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There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.
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I can let go of a lot of stuff, but I focus on things I think I should, like dancing, because it takes 100 percent concentration on every step.
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I was brought up Irish, where there was room for my own private world.
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When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.
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When you're 18, 19, you think you know everything, but you have no clue about anything.
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I liked George Weiss when he was with the Yankees. He loved the Old Timers' Day. He loved it. And he invited all these people to come, all these players to come.
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The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.
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New York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I'd shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle - it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.
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I think there's nothing that makes you happier than to be really involved in something.
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Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.
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Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness.
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You can have the best riff in the world, but if the drums behind it just ain't vibing it, it's not gonna be the greatest riff, right? So you've gotta have someone there that can really bring that to life.
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Being aggressive is a lot less risky in the end. Are you going to eat your lunch, or have your lunch eaten for you.
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Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties.
