Oscar Wilde Quotes
In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
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My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
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Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.
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Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the music. They have people doing things for them.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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Theatre, when it is at its best, takes a lot of beating - the live experience and the shared collective experience of live storytelling is really special when it is good. Particularly here in New York because the audiences are amazing, very vocal and very engaged, and that makes theatre very exciting.
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Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.
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The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction.
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Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.
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You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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I'm not a sun person.
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The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.
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I made an album of healing music called 'Grace and Gratitude' that came from my soul.
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I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
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In college, I was a fiercely committed Democrat - a meeting with Jack Kemp, then Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, challenged my blind partisanship.
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I think love and obsession are almost one and the same thing at some times. Because the person you end up falling in love with, there is an element of obsession in the early days - it's all you can think about.
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In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
