Harry Hadden-Paton Quotes
The way a play is seen is completely dependent on the circumstances and the world in which it is received.
Quotes to Explore
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
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Faith is never identical with piety.
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We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
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I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.
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When I was 23, I went backpacking around Australia for three months. I saved up a few grand, quit my job and flew to Sydney, then went to Melbourne and up the East Coast, which was an incredible experience. I remember running out of money and getting my mum to send me a few hundred quid, which helped me get by.
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Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. That's why you are called a 'Christian.' If you remove Christ, there's only 'ian' and that means 'I am nothing.'
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Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
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Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.
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Got the bubble-headed bleach blonde who comes on at five She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye It's interesting when people die: give us dirty laundry.
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America has the best hand ever dealt to any country on this planet, ever. Yes, we have problems, but you travel around the world, you'll see we have it all.
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Video artists being at the low end of the totem pole economically, one of the ways we survive is to go around showing work and giving these talks.
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I don't know a lot of people who achieve what they have really dreamed of as a little girl.
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As women and men, we're not primed and taught to feel that women are as inspirational as men.
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Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.
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There are no different categories of love. There isn't one kind of love between a mother and child, another between lovers, and another between friends. The love that is real is the love that lies at the heart of all relationships. That is the love of God and it doesn't change with form or circumstance.
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The soul is one with its faith.
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There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world.
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There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
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I look upon the whole world as my parish.
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The way a play is seen is completely dependent on the circumstances and the world in which it is received.
