Wendy Wasserstein Quotes
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
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I don't do meetings.
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The collective judgment of the electorate must be respected.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both.
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Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.
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Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.
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If I've learned one thing, it's 'don't tell the truth.' Lies keep you together.
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If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.
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You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully, and there's a lot to be said for that.
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I was always super, super musical. So my parents recognized that and put me in choirs, piano lessons, and all that.
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My first show was 'The King and I' when I was five.
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Yeah, I think we have to. If we want our shows to be - if we want the quality of the shows to be good, and we want the energy to be high, and if we want to be in good enough physical shape to do them, and not exhaust ourselves on the road, and not get stale, we have to pace.
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The point of art is to emphasize some elements at the expense of others.
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We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.
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A lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off.
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The older I get, the more I realize the truth is the simpler the food, the more exceptional it can be.
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I'm the type of person who loves to stay busy, even in my off-season.
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Work is a way of shutting out ambiguous sentiment.
