Douglas Wood Quotes
I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.
Quotes to Explore
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Airport security exists to guard us against terrorist attacks.
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I made my first movie when I was five.
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I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
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We have millions of users around the globe who do amazing things with our technology every day.
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My sister, singer Jessie Ware, and I are always exchanging music. We brainstormed her wedding playlist for months.
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There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.
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When I started producing, it was George Abbott directing and he would let me do the scenery. He just wanted to know where the doors were - the entrances, the exits; the tables, the props - and then I would hire the designer. I took charge of the visuals - scenery and costumes and so on. And, the shows looked wonderful.
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If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them.
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When you're on the victory podium, you're a queen, but when you come down from it, you're nobody. You cannot be too proud of yourself.
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.
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Young people are already leading on climate action. I see it at rallies to reject the Keystone XL dirty tar sands pipeline. I see it in the push to demand justice for communities being run over by fracking operations.
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Saint Ignatius was a convert and disciple of S. John the Evangelist. He was appointed by S. Peter to succeed Evodius in the see of Antioch, and he continued in his bishopric full forty years.
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It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential.
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My character at 'Mel's diner' was involved in betting on the horses and all that.
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I have a feeling that wherever I may be in the future, I will be wondering whether there is rain at Ngong.
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Misogynist - A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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I was MARRIED for TWO FUCKING YEARS! Hell would be like Club Med!
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The least likely of military leaders, Joan of Arc changed the course of the Hundred Years' War and of history.
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There was always the paranoid strain in American politics, particularly on the Right.
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It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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Often during rehearsals, I catch myself thinking, 'God, this is hard. Why am I always choosing such difficult plays to put on?'
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I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book.
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Life is fullest when we are most true to ourselves.
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I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.
