Steven Millhauser Quotes
His ambition was to insert his dreams into the world, and if they were the wrong dreams, then he would dream them in solitude.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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I love Coco de Mer.
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What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.
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People ask me, 'Isn't it scary living on your own?' but in this industry, being at events, doing interviews, and doing promotion and constantly chatting about yourself, sometimes it's really nice to just sit in silence or take a day where you can sleep in until 3 P.M. and then stay up as late as you like.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
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I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
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Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new.
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No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
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London is my home. I miss my family so much; it's hard being away. And I miss salt and vinegar crisps. And Marmite. And good fudge. Oh my God. Clotted cream fudge.
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Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.
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There are plenty of problems in the world, and doubtless climate change - or whatever the currently voguish phrase for it all is - certainly is one of them. But it's low on my list.
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It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
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As an actor myself, I know we go where the work is, but I think it's sad the Lyric haven't found any homegrown talent.
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No one ever bugged Jack Nicholson. When we made 'Witches,' and people were standing around to see him, he'd just come out and say, 'Hi everybody!' I was lucky enough to go with him to a Lakers game, too, and he was always friendly. No one bothers Jack, because he makes himself so accessible.
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Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead!
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I am a medium. In the same way, doctors are mediums to bring treatment.
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The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
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I had accidentally gotten a laugh on a line in a play I was in during high school. I got hooked, but I had no idea I would ever be able to support myself by acting. I knew no one in the business. I was from the Midwest. No one within a radius of a thousand miles was doing anything like that.
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Under the Timber and Stone Act of 1878, which might well have been called the 'Dust and Ashes Act,' any citizen of the United States could take up one hundred and sixty acres of timber land and, by paying two dollars and a half an acre for it, obtain title.
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You can do the best science in the world but unless emotion is involved it's not really very relevant. Conservation is based on emotion. It comes from the heart and one should never forget that.
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When I was a child I wanted to be Pope. My greatest disappointment is missing out on that. I also wanted to be a tap dancer but I never fulfilled that ambition either.
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I think the best thing is being able to play golf competitively for a living. Ever since I was a little boy, that's something I've always wanted to do, and now I get a chance to live out my dreams.
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His ambition was to insert his dreams into the world, and if they were the wrong dreams, then he would dream them in solitude.
