C. S. Lewis Quotes
As the king governs by his executive, so Reason in man must rule the mere appetites by means of the 'spirited element.'
Quotes to Explore
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Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in that area suffer the consequences.
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I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in Western novels - more real, more quintessentially of Istanbul.
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'Frida' was a joy; this was delicious, I couldn't wait every day to get to the set, although I was exhausted, and have my leg get cut off or lose the baby or be in her shoes and get to play my hero and be able to go places emotionally. You know, we live for parts like this. This is a dream for an actor.
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I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.
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I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
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Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the Iraqi police force. The terrorists also have us in their sights.
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Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
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I would like to be in a superhero movie where I do martial arts.
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Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.
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I'm a writer, so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it.
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If you can dream it, you can do it.
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I want to challenge my cinematography and my editing.
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My advice to all who have the time or inclination to concern themselves with the international language movement would be: 'Back Esperanto loyally.'
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I'm tired of being in love and being all aloneWhen you're so far away from me.I'm tired of making out on the telephoneBecause you're so far away from me.
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A decade in advertising exposed me to plenty of schemers and backstabbers. But honestly, advertising is wonderful training for fiction. Writing novels is much easier if you've ever tried to write a billboard.
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Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.
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Often we have no time for our friends but all the time in the world for our enemies.
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As the king governs by his executive, so Reason in man must rule the mere appetites by means of the 'spirited element.'
