George Henry Lewes Quotes
Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of the reciprocal interaction of new factual insights and knowledge on the one hand with changes in the theoretical system on the other.
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DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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Obviously I love 'The Godfather' movies. I think they're phenomenal.
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I was impressed by the Taj Mahal. A good bit of work, well looked after, worth paying money to see.
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I love going to the spa; it rejuvenates me and leaves me happy.
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Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
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'The Burning Dark' needs a certain kind of soundtrack - something dark and moody, electronic, weird. One of my favourite bands is Ladytron, and I think they'd fit the bill quite well.
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There's nothing good about divorce.
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I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking place in places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology that have been entirely based on concepts raised by Star Trek.
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There's no limit to what free men and free women in a free market with free enterprise can accomplish when people are free to follow their dream.
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Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.
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People still say to me, 'What was it like being in such a huge flop?' The amount of hatred and vitriol was surprising.
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Things such as corruption is a big thing in the ANC.
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I love everything from The Rolling Stones to Run-DMC to Nina Simone.
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Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.
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When I write, I tend to read it out loud to myself after. I'm a very uncomfortable reader, so it creates a distance between the text and me - it is a new way to see it.
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Pray as if it's up to God, work as if it's up to you.
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I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.
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The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.
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When you decide to go after a new dream, you need to give less to your current reality and more to your desired reality... Take your energy out of what you don’t want to be doing anymore so you can put it in what you really want to be doing.
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If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny.
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Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.
