Stephen Greenblatt (Stephen Jay Greenblatt) Quotes
It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and white and tedious. The life that Shakespeare was living was the only life he had, and he had to use it to create what he was doing.
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Greed is the lack of confidence of one's own ability to create.
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Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene.
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I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don't think it's an instrument to create a heightened reality.
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You have to create something from nothing.
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We're not going to create a more equal society by not prodding at it, are we?
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All these big corporations like Amazon, those places have great distribution arms, but they can't create content.
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If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
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If you look at somebody like Sam Bee, she got to create her own thing without any expectations that there was a show there. That was probably liberating for them.
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Cryptocurrencies will create a fifth protocol layer powering the next generation of the Internet.
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New England is demanding newer, cleaner, and more innovative energy sources - energy sources that create jobs here in New England. We should also demand newer, cleaner, and more innovative transmission methods.
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I like to mix and match vintage with designer. It's how I create my own style.
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We must create a state that responds to the citizens' needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens.
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One of the hardest things is to create hope.
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We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society.
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I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.
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Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.
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We have a spending problem, not a taxing problem. The less we spend, the more jobs we have the potential to create.
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Shakespeare - I was very influenced - still am - by Shakespeare. I couldn't believe that a white man in the 16th century could so know my heart.
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I wish and pray there are a lot of young people with technology and way of thinking that can create a brand new kind of musical theatre.
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You can create a good impression on yourself by being right . . . but for creating a good impression on others there's nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong.
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When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value.
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It's always about 'what have you done for me lately.' As players we see what is going on.
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There can be danger in stretching the body if it’s not done properly. The same is true with the imagination and the chemistry which may give the imagination elasticity, but the soul gives a direction.
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It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and white and tedious. The life that Shakespeare was living was the only life he had, and he had to use it to create what he was doing.
