George Pierce Baker Quotes
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.
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We are in a culture where it's so easy to just turn things off that you don't like. And I think that doesn't make you a well-rounded person or artist. You have to be able to take the good with the bad and have opinions on things!
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If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.
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It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.
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At the end of the day, I am not my dad and have my own journey to make.
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The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what you do with it.
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There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.
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It's pure Black Label. It's about violence and booze. That's all it is. There is no plan.
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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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I feel very competitive with Robert Morse off-set. We often duke it out. He always wins.
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How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?
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When someone doesn't react to changes, the changes turn against him.
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You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.
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He mopped her face and thought how beautiful she was -- hair in a glorious tangle, a pink nose and puffy eyes, and swathed in a shapeless dressing gown only fit for the dustbin. The thought struck him with some force that he had fallen in love at last -- that, indeed, he had been in love for some time.
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Love is a drama of contradictions.
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When I came out to my parents, I knew that they knew. My father was like, 'Are you sure?' I literally said, 'You took me to see Barbra Streisand at Madison Square Garden.'
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I'm scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I'm a laser.
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Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
