Walt Whitman Quotes

Society waits unformed and is between things ended and things begun.

Walt Whitman

Society

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The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.

Paddy Considine
- Up
- Control
- Trust
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Character
- History
- Death
It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

Ferdinand Mount
- Writing
- True
- Break
I'm always trying to make myself laugh. I'm the most enthusiastic audience I'm likely to find, so if it doesn't make me smile then it probably won't work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut.

Victor LaValle
- Work
- Trying
- Myself
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.

Kat Graham
- Yourself
- Loved
- Hated
I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.

Dan Fogler
- Good
- Audience
- Hard