Mason Cooley Quotes
There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
Quotes to Explore
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I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have.
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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People think I'm just an old Luddite, but that's untrue. I buy every new gizmo as it comes out, play with it until I understand how it works, and then give it away.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.
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I knew that I wanted to be an actor; how to go about it was the question. I went to Australia for my studies; from there I told my dad that I also want to do a course in performing arts, but my father refused. So I completed my studies and came back. But I kept poking him, saying that acting is something that I want to do.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I'm a food addict, that's my downfall.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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My own accumulation of influences is actually what made me a writer in the first place.
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The only thing that may make me different from other people is I have passionate interests outside of work.
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Once your career is over, then you don't have to live up to anything.
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Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.
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There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
