George C. Wolfe Quotes
'Jelly,' more than any black musical before it, celebrated the majesty, the purity, the joy of so many artists who are unable to fully embody these same qualities in their own lives.
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A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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If I'm gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That's how it works.
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No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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Nobody wants to read a 600 page book in which the author is fabulous throughout.
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Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
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Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.
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The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.
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I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.
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I once went into a meeting, and every woman put her a million-pound bag on the table. Then I'm there with my tote bag and anorak. And I'm like, well, I'm still the most important person in the room right now.
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God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.
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I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human.
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Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts.
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There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students.
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By the time I got to Northwestern University in 1930, I was a football bum more interested in being an All-Star player and signing on with a pro team than going after a newspaper job.
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A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.
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'Jelly,' more than any black musical before it, celebrated the majesty, the purity, the joy of so many artists who are unable to fully embody these same qualities in their own lives.
