Michael Frayn Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.
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Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.
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I've got nothing very original to say myself.
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A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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Segregation, in a sense, helped create and maintain black solidarity.
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I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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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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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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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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My pleasure was to copy, not to create.
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You're terrified that nothing will ever give you the fulfillment that dancing has given you.
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I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.
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Lyrics can't do what they do - or should do - when you're creating a musical with rock lyrics. There's plenty of room for rock musicals, just not all rock musicals.
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I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.
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Something is worth what somebody will pay for it. Nothing else, nothing more, nothing less.
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I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
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The Clean Power Plan is a bold step not just in lowering carbon emissions, but also in creating the clean energy jobs of the future.
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When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.
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You have to be good , you know? You have to have your manager feel that he needs to put you in the lineup every day. That's Hall-of-Fame good. And Miggy's that good.
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When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bullied. The reality is, it's about them, not you... I'm all about blocking people. I'm all about saying, 'You know what, I don't need this in my life.'
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As a founder and most senior member of the CBC, John Conyers has been an advocate for the Congressional Black Caucus and a respected leader in the House of Representatives.
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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.
