Augusto Boal Quotes
Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.
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I know that there are going to be people that don't like my music, but I think in the industry itself it is always that, 'Oh. you're from the 'X Factor.' There have been certain radio stations that will not play your song because you are from the 'X Factor,' yet they'll play another song from an artist from another TV show.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.
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I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets.
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I appreciate the response and the support of fans, of people who actually don't mind watching me on screen... I just don't ever want to jeopardize that.
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom.
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I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.
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Oftentimes, you have to be able to throw it in order to run it.
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There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.
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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.
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Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.
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We thus have a kind of see-saw: first, pure persuasion leading to the conversion of a minority; then force exerted to secure that the rest of the community shall be exposed to the right propaganda; and finally a genuine belief on the part of the great majority, which makes the use of force again unnecessary.
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Seeking the invisible through the imagery of the visible, the Americans never can get quite all the way to the end of the American dream.
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Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth,Stealing my breath of life, I will confessI love this cultured hell that tests my youth!
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When an old person dies who has been a part of your life, it is part of your youth that dies.
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I think I was raised by a really good mother.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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Urban areas tend to attract members of the 'knowledge class' - people who work with ideas, data, information.
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Mathematics is merely the means to a general and ultimate knowledge of man.
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Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.
