George C. Wolfe Quotes
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Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
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To my real estate agent, Chernobyl is a fixer-upper.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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Stop bragging about your lack of sweat and effort in achieving your goals. Start bragging about how hard you work, how patient you've become.
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If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.
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I grew up on the side of the stage. I never had a fear of an audience. I never felt like they were separated from us. We were all in the living room, and it happens to be a big living room. I continue to operate on that assumption.
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I generally don't use an iPod for track work, as I'm focusing on heart rate and times. When I'm in the gym or running alone, there's always music. If I'm in the weights gym, I usually go for rap or rock music; for running, it's dance or cheesy pop.
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My favorite fall or winter lunch is big steaming bowls of soup. I usually invite people for around 12:30 and have two hearty soups like shrimp corn chowder and lentil sausage soup, which can be made a day or two ahead.
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'Lucky we know the forest so well, or we might get lost,' said Rabbit half an hour later, and he gave the careless laugh which you give when you know the Forest so well that you can't get lost.Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.'Pooh!' he whispered.'Yes, Piglet?''Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'
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There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.
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I was one of the worst attorneys. I didn't enjoy law.
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Most of the things we buy are wants. And we call them needs, but they're wants.
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'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' had a formative effect on me. I think it's one of those works that if you encounter it very early you're doubly enchanted by the beauty of the language and the strangeness of the vision. It stays with you.
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But now I'm getting that spiritual motivation to visit Africa.
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When I'm cooking for myself, I find that I eat almost completely vegetarian, although I'm not vegetarian.
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Thank you for this lovely blunt object that I will forevermore use as a weapon against self-doubt.
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Every great robbery that was ever perpetrated upon a people has been by virtue of an in-the-name-of law.
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I love Kabuki, Noh theater and bunraku.
