Evan Esar Quotes
The modern dance is no dance in the first place, and when you've finally learned it, it's not modern any more.
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'The Sundial' is written with the kind of humor that would make a guillotine laugh.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
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Writing tonal music now, you are not writing into the 19th Century.
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I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age.
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I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to land on that why. That's what I've been exploring in my writing for many years and trying to get better at.
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I don't really do playlists. I don't know how to make a playlist, honestly.
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I really wanted to work with Kate Mulgurew and Natasha Lyonne.
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Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
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I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.
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The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.
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Attention. That's all girls want.
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I think you'd have to literally live in a cave to not know anything about 'Twilight'. I've seen a few of the movies, but I haven't read the books.
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I like people who work hard.
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It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world.
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The diva tag just won't go away. I think that's because people want me to be like that. It makes it more interesting if I have thrown a phone at somebody or a water bottle. Sadly that's just not me.
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How has The Grand Illusion held up over the years? It is not enough to say that it has retained its power. Not only has the stature of the film remained undiminished by the passage of time (except in a few minor details), but the innovation, the audacity, and, for want of a better word, the modernity of the direction have acquired an even greater impact.
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More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
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If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.
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In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
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The modern dance is no dance in the first place, and when you've finally learned it, it's not modern any more.
