Norman Spinrad Quotes
Was not the arbitrary distinction between illusion and reality the ultimate illusion itself?
Quotes to Explore
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can imagine the culture shock; the Civil War seeps into daily life and conversation down South in a way it never does up North.
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Glamorized... am I glamorous?
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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I was lucky enough to go to an all-boys prep school in upstate New York that had a film program, so we had access to 16mm Bolex cameras, Nagra sound recorders, Arriflex cameras. We even had an Oxberry animation stand!
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He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.
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The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.
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The more the father is involved, the more easily the child makes open, receptive, and trusting contact with new people in its life.
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Dream within a dream, Our dream deferred. Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard?
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But in the Middle Ages people were convinced there were witches. They looked for them and they certainly found them.
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It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.
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The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time, it is common to all, hence the incomparably indivisible union that exists between human beings.
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Fashion is a mirror, reflecting the culture.
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In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the plot forward.
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The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying.
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The only way you can get to know each other is by hanging out.
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Often, the people who speak loudest about republican values are the least when it comes to honouring them.
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When our trials come, when we feel pain and suffering, when our tears flow again, it is our joy and comfort to lift our faces heavenward and to go on, standing on the promises of God.
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Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens. Every year the level is getting higher, and I think we surprise a lot of people when the world focuses its attention on the World Cup or the Olympics final.
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There is a glass ceiling for everybody until you find a way to get that connection that Cena has.
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Was not the arbitrary distinction between illusion and reality the ultimate illusion itself?
