Jerome Lawrence Quotes
In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet.
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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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The laws of the marketplace are physical laws, and they don't become suspended in a crisis any more than the law of gravity does.
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Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.
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I think that there is incredible prejudice about witches while there is no prejudice about wizards. Words are very important, and I'm really into destroying myths.
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I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.
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One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.
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A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.
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I'm one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour - and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.
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I was a candidate in 1991. There was virtually a wave for Ram Mandir. In 1989 also, there was a wave - anti-Congress wave.
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I'm going to reach out to everybody, Democrat, Republican and independent. I'm going to work with all the people in the district, and whether they're an 'R' or a 'D' doesn't matter.
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You never walk out of the gym and say, 'I shouldn't have gone.'
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Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packer-land: R-E-L-A-X, Relax. We're going to be OK.
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As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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When I get to work with someone like Prabhu Dheva at the beginning on my career, why would I say no?
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The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.
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Do we root for Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather' films? I think so, even if he is a monster.
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In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play.
