George C. Wolfe Quotes
To me, 'Show Boat' was the first American musical, the first to have the real texture of this country.
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Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
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Because we're in a small town and somewhat isolated from the fast lane of high tech, we've been able to grow and concentrate on our work instead of being distracted by the competition and getting caught up in the soap opera of Silicon Valley.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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It's important for any artist - particularly female artists - to feel completely comfortable and to know what they're trying to do.
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I'm a bit of a fashion magpie.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
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I'm not the girl next door.
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I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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At school I had only admirers; I had no friends.
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I don't separate things out between what's personal and what's my work. My passion is personal.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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'Run' is exciting, about family secrets, the mystery surrounding them and the outdoor sport of parkour. The story itself is full of intrigue and action, but the parkour takes the story to another level. It was an absolutely incredible experience, working with experts from all over the country.
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We were on the island of Hawaii. I think I was there three months. It was fantastic. It is not much different than films. It depends on the television show but much of television today is as good or better than most films.
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I like to say that I'm tracing the intersection between big ideas and human experience, between theology and real life.
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To me, 'Show Boat' was the first American musical, the first to have the real texture of this country.
