Brooks Atkinson Quotes
It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.
Quotes to Explore
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God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a good place to start, but a poor place to stop. God wants us to turn our dreams into action.
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In our culture, the shame about accidental pregnancy is inextricable from the shame about having had sex. That disapproval of sex is one reason our record with contraception is so poor. If you're not supposed to be sexual, you don't plan for sex. You cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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I want to stop transforming and just start being.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
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I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
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People associate girls with long blonde hair with the girls in 'Clueless' or 'Legally Blonde.' You can't be smart and educated and have an opinion because you are supposed to be stupid.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.
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When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.
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All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It's like an ideal of racial purity.
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I can't remember life before I was an actor. In fact, I was an actor before I knew what it was to be an actor.
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Growing up in a very big family, working together and playing together, that is something that has been part of my life since ever I was born. It has advantages and disadvantages. It's like an older style of living where everyone works in the family business.
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I love my family, my wife, my kids, my dogs, my home, my life. I am a very happy and contented man.
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It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.
