Chang-Rae Lee Quotes
As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
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I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as sturdy as they look. They're actually somewhat fragile instruments.
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I think that what computers have done is just disastrous to the language.
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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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Acting takes so much energy.
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We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.
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Some people have heard of The Method, which originally goes back to Stanislavski... he gave you six major pointers whereby you became that character and tried to fool your mind psychologically. That's it in a nutshell. Daniel Day Lewis is an example of somebody like that who stays in character between takes.
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One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but it's also about stillness and silence.
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'Complicated' is good, in my opinion.
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It's hard to boo a puppy. You can't boo a handful of puppies.
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Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue.
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My father was a veteran. He fought in World War II. He was a patriot. On the other hand, he had no illusions whatsoever about how Uncle Sam had mistreated him and other black soldiers.
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In 1600, when Shakespeare's audience at the Globe heard 'Hamlet' for the first time, every one of them knew very well what it meant to be handed a cup of wine by a figure of authority and told to drink.
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can't take the Irishness out of the man.
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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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I don't really care that much about eating. But I like impressing people with how good a cook I am. So I will cook. I'm an excellent cook. Not many people know that about me.
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Music is about textures as well as melody.
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Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.
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I can confidently say that I am comfortable with all the directors, co-star and producers with whom I have worked; there have been absolutely no tensions.
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Although science and technology open up boundless opportunities, they also present great perils because Satan employs these marvelous discoveries to his great advantage.
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As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.
