Terrence McNally Quotes
Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.
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If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.
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It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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Most presenters are consumed with preparing their content rapidly, which makes the material about their own narrow perspective.
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Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.
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I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.
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Palestinian terrorism has to be rejected and condemned, yes. But it should not be translated defacto into a policy of support for a really increasingly brutal repression, colonial settlements and a new wall.
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This is just rap. I'm not trying to make people think I'm some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet.
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As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.
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I am not looking for a life partner right now. But if I've to list out the requirements, I have a huge list. But the first requirement is he should be tall and should be taller than me; even I wear heels.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I'll give it a shot. But I don't know that a year from now I'm going to be here. Nobody does.
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I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.
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You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?
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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.
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Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies.
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better.
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It's strange how interesting your dreams are, but when someone tries to tell you their dream you're just like "WHATEVER! Why don't you send me an e-mail so I can delete it?"
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Why should I be limited by my own biography?
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.
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Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.
