Preston Sturges Quotes
I worked out a rather deep-dish theory defining the theater as a form of architecture rather than a form of literature.
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I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
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I try to give my best to everything I do. I don't think of housework as beneath my dignity; that's just the way I was brought up.
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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Here's my rule: You always want to pay cash for your own books, because if they look at the name on the credit card and then they look at the name on the book jacket, then there's this look of such profound sympathy for you that you had to resort to this. It really is withering.
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I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
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I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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I know what poverty is.
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People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.'
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I guess winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream. A lot of amazing actors go their whole career without even being nominated. So that would definitely be a goal to reach. It's a difficult one, but I'm aiming for it!
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Everybody eats a little differently, but the more where you are aware of what you put in your body and how it affects your performance, the better opportunities you have. And that's what I'm trying to do.
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People - and dogs - are dying to be trained.
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I have already reached out to the janata, and I am only trying to acquaint myself with people's problems.
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I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.
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The good news is world population growth rate decreases systematically and is expected to reach zero by 2050, thanks to urbanisation and women's education.
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When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver.
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Max cuffed his brother good-naturedly on the ear as River slid in past him and bent to kiss Sophia on the cheek. “Hello, are you sure you’re with the right brother?” Sophia had never had a younger sibling. But this man with his laughing eyes and bright smile... “Are you making me an offer?
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When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn't been ignored; it's been considered & refused for your ultimate good.
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You know those award shows. The cliche is that it's an honor just to be nominated, but that happens to be true. Whoever wins it in the end, I don't know, sometimes it feels arbitrary. Sometimes it feels like it's deserving.
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Literature is born when something in life goes slightly adrift.
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I worked out a rather deep-dish theory defining the theater as a form of architecture rather than a form of literature.
