C. E. M. Joad Quotes
A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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My real last name is Galifianakisburg.
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Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.
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I've never been one to want to be the center of attention and be put up on stages every night. That's just not really my personality. I'm comfortable with it now, but my real passion is being creative.
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I do not connect fashion to elegance. Elegance is in the wilderness, and fashion is in the domestic.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.
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As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Milosevic will never stop, because he is fighting for personal power in Serbia. The only way to stop him is cutting the functioning of his war machine. He is spending $1.7 million a day on his war machine in Kosovo.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I've always believed that immigration is really about who we are as a country and what we're willing to stand up for.
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Poetry had everything to teach me about life.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I've met some smart people doing security work in the government, and they're starting to reach out to a broader audience, which I think is a good thing.
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A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.
