Susanne Langer Quotes
As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher.
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If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not.
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Of course on air I use occasional hyperbole to tell a story.
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If you really love someone and care about him, you can survive many difficulties.
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In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
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Win or lose, I always like to get back to my friends and family. They keep me grounded. When I'm home with my friends, I'm always the same Gabriel. I'm no better or worse in their eyes because of my results. It's good to be with your true friends. It always reminds me of where I'm from and who I am.
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People from the most horrendous of childhoods can have good lives, but it comes down to a very seemingly simple word. 'Choice.'
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One of the exciting things about an entanglement puzzle is there's no end to it. Once you solve how to take it apart, you have to solve how to put it back together.
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Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.
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I will only miss school for an engagement if it is going to bring real change.
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Once you start to try and calculate why you were cast and why you weren't, you get in trouble.
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Every show finds its groove, I would say. The first season is the season to figure out the dynamics, the workflow.
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I get to enter into the world the director has created: to live these different lives on top of my own life.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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I was never as famous as all these kids. There was no social media. We weren't celebrity-obsessed as a culture. I feel like these kids are under a crazy microscope; they're basically brands. And they eventually implode and act out. They need a break, and they're not getting one.
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Although the story of George and Lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' ends on a depressing note, there is a peculiar aura of human dignity in it, a hint of redemption.
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When I was growing up, I had more comedy albums than musical ones. George Carlin, Cheech and Chong, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor - those were my main men.
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I also grew up on a farm in east Tennessee, so my roots are just naturally super southern, so I've always had that southern country lifestyle.
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There must be no majority decisions, but only responsible persons, and the word 'council' must be restored to its original meaning. Surely every man will have advisers by his side, but the decision will be made by one man.
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I'm sort of a slob.
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As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.
