Rumi Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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I've just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really interesting character because she does this.' I'm not like that at all. I'm not an actory actor.
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Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
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You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
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You have to create something from nothing.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
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I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.
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You are not a drop in a ocean You are entire ocean in a drop
