Philip Massinger Quotes
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Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods.
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Nerves are good. They keep you alive.
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To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
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If you just kind of live a regular life and make good 'Hollywood' money, you have a certain freedom.
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Films don't decide my whole life. They are just a part of who I am. What I do in my personal life should be of no concern to the filmmakers or the fans.
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The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
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There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention.
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I did always think of Heinlein as a strict rationalist, although a dispassionate examination of his works doesn't support that.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Illinois needs a single-payer health care system, and as governor, I will take the steps to get us there.
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Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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If you are ambitious you can have a moment of glory but it will most likely be temporary. But talent always finds its way out.
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A soulmate is someone who you could spend a great deal of time with just sitting on a sofa and feel happy. You don't need fanfare. You don't need to go out to expensive restaurants.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.
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I will be the Thai equivalent of Eddie the Eagle.
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If the books are selling, the money will follow.
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I've got my feet firmly on the ground, I can't see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am.
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It was in World War I that the age-old certainties were lost. Until then aristocrats and capitalists felt secure in their position, and even socialists felt certain in their faith. It was never to be so again. The Age of Uncertainty began.
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I consider myself very lucky that I could live my life through all the ups and downs.
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It would have been a hard year if I'd spent it berating myself for not working on the book.
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Cause me no causes.
