C. S. Lewis Quotes
That fierce imprisonment in the self is but the obverse of the self-giving which is absolute reality.
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The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.
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There's no mystery any more. So my instinct is to show very little, because there's much too much information about everyone, everywhere right now. Reality TV is an example of that.
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I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war.
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The inner reality of love can be recognized only by love.
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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Why do you think the fans like us - why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out there? Because we're telling the real story of what it's like living in places like Compton. We're giving them reality. We're like reporters. We give them the truth.
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Poetry is the deification of reality.
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People who watch 'Transporter' are maybe asking a little less about reality, being serious, and so on.
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I want to be remembered like Pete Rose. 'Charlie Hustle.' I want people to say, 'Wherever he was, he was always giving it his all.'
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One is made by all the things around one. There are many things that have made one. For a writer to go around looking for things that have made him is asking for trouble. It's like giving a character to yourself. Can't do it. Can't do it. These things are just there. Is that enough?
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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The 21st-century curator works in a supremely globalised reality.
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Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
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I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution.
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In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality.
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Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.
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To me, the art of cinema is the same as the art of painting. The artist takes a 2D medium and gives you the illusion of depth. If you look at any of the great paintings, you have the illusion of depth. Which is part of the art. The same with the great movies.
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I'm not confident in social situations; just going up to someone in a bar and saying 'Hi' is going to be even more difficult because they won't know the real me. They will just know me as a fictional person I play on the screen.
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We are disturbed - we can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history.
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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.
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That fierce imprisonment in the self is but the obverse of the self-giving which is absolute reality.
