Chang-Rae Lee Quotes
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My philosophy is to be me.
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In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.
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So 'The Last Airbender' 's philosophy and culture feels like a beautiful idea to me: That we inherently have connections to the elements and what they teach us, and to each other.
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One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.
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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
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There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or the Cleopatras that we've seen on stage.
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There can be miracles when you believe.
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You know, there's a right and wrong way to do everything.
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It's not his demeanor we're voting on. We're voting on what his judicial philosophy will mean for the court,
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I have always tried to live by the philosophy that when there is a big problem that needs fixing, you should run towards it, rather than away from it.
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I'm shy to call myself a director still. When someone says, 'What do you do for a living?' I don't know if I've earned that.
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I feel less connected with Millennials than ever.
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A truly good woman comes in only two types: One who knows nothing and the other who knows everything.
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Part of the philosophy of 'The Dice Man' is that you have got to be laughing at yourself at every moment and be free of yourself at every moment.
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The advantages of philosophy? That I am able to hold converse with myself.
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Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.
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I'm kind of putting my toe back in the water and seeing how it feels. We're going to be doing stuff we haven't done for years and years and years. So I'm looking forward to seeing how this stuff flies.
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It's true that Eastern philosophy and religion were not unknown to me as a child, since my father has explored much in that area, and written books more or less in that area, too.
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All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they really happened and after you are finished reading one you feel that it all happened to you and after which it all belongs to you.
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What is philosophy but a continual battle against custom?
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Even though I know who I am, musically I'm a blank canvas. I know what colors I want to use, but I don't know what picture I want to paint yet.
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And I watch all the dailies and I grade the jokes or the moments, you know, on a scale from... so I know exactly what we have. And so I can then go into the editing room and be like "I want you to do this moment, this moment, this joke, that joke. I'd like to see 3 versions."
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The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.
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For at some point, each of us will be asked to embody what we feel and know.
