Woody Allen (Allan Stewart Konigsberg) Quotes
Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.
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I'm a huge fan of 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of my favorite shows.
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There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius.
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A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a business that's out there and running riot, so I guess the people have to go out there and say stuff.
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I don't believe in these headline-hunting interviews. That's just not my style.
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.
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Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?
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When I got the role in 'Homeland,' it really opened something up. Other people respected me more as an actor, doors were opened, and I understood for the first time that it wasn't personal. All that rejection wasn't personal.
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Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.
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I feel that whoever isn't feeling settled in their career won't think about their marriage.
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It's a myth that you have to wash your hair all the time.
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Practically every smartphone, tablet, and laptop is fabricated in a Chinese factory, even if they are designed here.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.
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If you look at the opening of 'Private Ryan,' you are so in the point of view of those guys and there is a whole world swirling all around them. You are learning that geography as they are learning it.
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There's so many lies being told throughout the media and people just run with the lies. They're numb to it. Too many followers, not enough leaders.
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Late in the game as it is, you keep trying.
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Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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When you start performing, you realize that you have to separate yourself from the pack. So I would never wear bell-bottoms, which everybody else was wearing. I had short hair - and to see a 21-year-old guy walk onstage without longish hair was, in itself, weird. Every entertainer needs a shtick.
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Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.
