Michael Winter Quotes
The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one's own misery. 'That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?'
Quotes to Explore
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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Being in water makes me relax instantly.
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Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
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I loved being in a band.
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Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
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It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about.
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Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
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He who stops being better stops being good.
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I found it hard being a full-time mum and take my hat off to anyone who can do it.
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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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A human being is a deciding being.
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Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
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I've taken great pride in not being fragile.
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I think a man is a man, and a man has a hairy chest, so let that be!
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When you play a character, you get to see the world through their eyes. Whether it's a fictional world or a real world, you do get to see somebody else's point of view, whether he's a good guy or a bad guy.
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I love thee; none but thee, and thou deservest it.
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The manner in which Epictetus, Montaigne, and Salomon de Tultie wrote, is the most usual, the most suggestive, the most remembered, and the oftener quoted; because it is entirely composed of thoughts born from the common talk of life.
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I think so much of my life had me growing up under extreme poverty and really challenging conditions, with having the police in my neighborhood and seeing the impact of over-incarceration. Having a father love up on me and remind of who I was, and my strength against those conditions, really shaped why I'm an organizer today.
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The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one's own misery. 'That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?'
