Anthony Lane Quotes
We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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I worry about Zimbabweans. They bend, they bend, they bend, they bend - where do the people break? How long can they go on scrounging for food in garbage dumps and using the moisture from sewage drains to plant vegetables?
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Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.
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War is not civilized.
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My father was a painter and he taught art. He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who could not draw.'
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I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
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I've been singing and writing songs only a little longer than acting. I really enjoy both.
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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?
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Oops, I did it again, didn't I? My shit's harder to figure out than what Britney's tit size is.
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See you, my dear doctor, me, I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the psychology I seek, not the fingerprint or the cigarette ash.
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Ergo domine...credimus te esse aliquid quo nihil maius cogitari possit.
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I keep living life as it's dealt to me. Sometimes, it's not dealt 100 percent. Sometimes it's dealt on the low '30s.
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You're going to hurt, yes. You're going to have tweaks and problems. But you're a football player; you can play through those.
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For me, I love Marc Anthony a lot. He's one of my dad's favorite artists, and I listened to him a lot growing up.
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I've had soccer moms come up and tell me they can relate when I say that I want to throw my baby in the trash.
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I don't know what Russell Moore's politics really are. I don't know if he is a closet liberal or if he is a conservative.
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Wherever there's an all-encompassing 'always,' 'all' or 'never' in your life, it's a sign that your mischievous subconscious is setting you up for failure by consistently leading you back toward these repeat performances.
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I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill.
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We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.
