William J. Mann Quotes
'Dark Shadows' was the spark that lit the fire of my childhood imagination. It wasn't polished; it wasn't perfect. But it gave us characters with real personalities and complicated motivations.
Quotes to Explore
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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The mark of all good art is not that the thing done is done exactly or finely, for machinery may do as much, but that it is worked out with the head and the workman's heart.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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It is in revolutionary periods that the culmination of previous trends and the beginning of new ones appear.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.
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Everything I say is true.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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My workout involves cardio, jogging, and yoga as well. I am a firm believer of yoga and meditation.
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I like to write a lot of satire.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
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Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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Pretty much any drug you can name, I've done it.
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Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
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It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and of incident. It is also a portrait of the great general drama of the human spirit.
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The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.
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'Dark Shadows' was the spark that lit the fire of my childhood imagination. It wasn't polished; it wasn't perfect. But it gave us characters with real personalities and complicated motivations.
