Isaac Bashevis Singer Quotes
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is – full of surprises.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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I grew up in the indie world, and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Just as soaps were very pivotal in the transition from radio to television, they will be right in the thick of things again in the transition from television to the Internet. Exciting news.
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If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies.
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Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
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What this does for me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually – to look in the mirror and not be ashamed – has been very important in not relapsing.
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I'm not embarrassed about who I am. I'm not apologetic.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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I used to have a little silent prayer: 'Dear God, let my ability to get work be the same as my celebrity.' That would be a hard burden: to be a household name and not be able to get work.
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Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.
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When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
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I think it's all about making records when you're inspired to make them.
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A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is – full of surprises.
