Joel Grey Quotes
The fundamental job of the actor is to tell about the human condition, to be a voice for the truest ideas and deepest emotions.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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You do not have to dramatize everything. In fact, you usually can't, not without ending up with a half-million-word novel.
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I'm mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. I can take it. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
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Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.
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I would say there's about 10 people who know that, that my car was called 'Old Sock.'
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When I told my mum I was going to play my first gig when I was 14, she couldn't believe it, cause I was painfully shy at that time. But I just done it, put my head down and got through it. And I suppose there's still a little bit of that, even though it's many years later and I've been doing it for a long time.
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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About 100 firefighters a year die in the line of duty in the U.S. Heart attacks on the job and vehicle accidents on the way to the fires account for about half. The other half are traumatic deaths while fighting fires.
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The fundamental job of the actor is to tell about the human condition, to be a voice for the truest ideas and deepest emotions.
