Sam Levenson Quotes
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Why you kill me? I never did you anything. Not kill me! I beg not to be locked up. Never let me out of my prison - not kill me! You kill me before I understand what life is. You must tell me why you locked me up!
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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I have not seen 'Vaalu' yet, but I am sure it will be good.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.
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The most annoying and full-of-crap thing a writer says is, 'I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.' A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.
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I booked my first series when I was 13. Acting kind of took control because I was just going from part to part at that point.
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I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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Joy is the best makeup.
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Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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If you knew when you were going to die, wouldn't you make your life more worthwhile?
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I don't care what people think. people are stupid.
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It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
