W. S. Gilbert Quotes
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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
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The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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Good argument is intended to persuade another.
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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
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I doubt anyone else would have travelled as extensively as I have to meet the citizens of the country.
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I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally, and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that.
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When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award.
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There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.
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My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
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I'm not a materialistic person.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.
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'Blade Runner' is one of my favorite films.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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I love to laugh, it's my main thing. I love to abuse the English language.
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There wasn't a key moment when I knew I wanted to quit.
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The companies only developed if the state did not intervene in the French fashion. If on the contrary a certain degree of economic freedom was the rule, capitalism moved in firmly and adapted itself to all administrative quirks and difficulties.
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Passion is born of vague hopes.
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When I was at university in the Fifties, Latin America was full of dictators. Trujillo was the emblematic figure because, of course, of his cruelty, corruption, extravagance, and theatricalities.
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Years, lovers, and glasses of wine. These are things that should never be counted.
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Then a sentimental passion of a vegetable fashion must excite your
