E. B. White Quotes
No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
Quotes to Explore
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of missed the weird, crazy transition that was what making movies was in the nineties to what's happening now.
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You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.
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I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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I was born in India - but never really lived there.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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Cyder was anciently the main drink of the country people in the West of England.
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There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out to hurt anyone.
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I always describe writing a story as throwing bowling pins in the air and then catching them.
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I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but for me, at least, there doesn't seem to be any other way to start writing a script.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
