Alan Hirsch Quotes
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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I feel there's enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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Let someone else be the world's greatest actress. I'll be the world's greatest baseball fan.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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We are reinventing ourselves as a company. Compaq is taking ownership of its customer relationships and accountability of our customer's needs.
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I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.
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It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
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I don't think I'm severely politically active. I care deeply, and I have my strong personal beliefs. I think America is dancing on thin ice. But I think it's bigger even than a political issue. I wonder about the evolution of the human race and spirit and what our goals and reasons for living are.
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If something is successful with the audience, it's automatically suspect; the reverse is to say that not to reach audiences is the greatest compliment an artist can receive!
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I think as more people use the phones to access the Internet, they have a lot less patience for trying to find things on the search engines. That is because you need to figure a lot of things out for search to work.
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When I first was a part of 'The Monster,' I really wanted to put it out under my name, but no record label thought it was good enough - until Eminem liked it.
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People would say, 'Can I hug you?' And I would say, 'Yes, you can hug me! We're fellow New Yorkers!'
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I'm not sure why there's this anger in the youth, but we need to talk about it. Kids need to get help if they need help, and bullies need to be helped as well.
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My father read poetry to me, encouraged me to memorize poems. But the writing of it was quite a different thing.
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For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a joy in my life, and to be recognized for it is extremely validating.
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I think the world sort of looks to the kids who have potential. These are the kids who are going to do something with their lives, who are going to do something for the world. I don't think it's malicious, but the other kids get lost from that point on.
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I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.
