W. H. Auden Quotes
And make us as Newton was, who in his garden watching The apple falling towards England, became aware Between himself and her of an eternal tie.
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Now that our kids are getting older, they need their space. We dug out the basement so they will have a place to go crazy in the wintertime. My son is already talking about how he's going to make a skateboard ramp. It's just a mosh pit down there, so they can do whatever they want. We're not even going to finish it.
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I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.
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My boy and I move. We have this game where if we dress in a particular item of clothing, we have to do a different movement. A hat means 20 jumps - that sort of thing. When I put a scarf on, my son has to drop down and do push-ups, immediately. He thinks it's really funny.
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I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to have an angle.
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Everything begins with an idea.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is that it's mostly a comedy, but 10 percent of it is, we get to show the existential angst that exists in the American workplace.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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For me, one of the privileges of being a writer is to poke your nose around and learn about worlds you don't know.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.
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The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the radio show. I'm the DJ; I can play what I want and suffer or get praised by that. With a TV show, it's much more of a collaboration, and the song that I might think is perfect may get shot down and vice versa.
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True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
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No matter how many times I visit New York City, I am always struck by the same thing - a yellow taxicab.
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People have been very resistant to giving me more than the standard amount of money. So I keep making films on a similar scale. Which is fine, but also frustrating.
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Ché perder tempo a chi più sa più spiace.
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The unicorns were the most recognizable magic the fairies possessed, and they sent them to those worlds where belief in the magic was in danger of falling altogether. After all there has to be some belief in magic- however small- for any world to survive.
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It seems like people are more likely to tell you you've gotten too thin than to tell you you've gotten too fat.
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And make us as Newton was, who in his garden watching The apple falling towards England, became aware Between himself and her of an eternal tie.
