Charles Ludlam (Charles Braun Ludlam) Quotes
If one is not a living mockery of one's own ideals, one has set one's ideals too low.
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I listen to 'deep dish house'.
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Contact with reality is not an all-or-nothing condition.
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The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character.
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People tend to think of their lives as having a dramatic arc, because they read too much fiction.
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Is it exciting to have a codified identity, which then gets a codified set of rights and recognitions and visibility? Are we supposed to take it from there, within the same system? Or are we trying to upset the table before we want a place at it?
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I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did, I also earned great reward. I found the way to show my true face freely, without fear. Because of this, I found true love.
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You can skim those stage directions and go right to the dialogue. You can almost read the movie in the same amount of time it will take you to see the movie.
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The fact that Hillary Clinton is pushing for paid family leave and also for affordable childcare will make a huge difference for working women who aren't as lucky as I am to be able to hire a nanny when I work. And who aren't lucky enough to necessarily have their husbands be able to take off work. That will make a huge, huge difference.
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On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day.
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It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on.
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I feel we must all exert ourselves to the utmost to see that the ideals and hopes held by Alfred Nobel, whom we commemorate today, do not fail from lack of purpose on the part of scientists.
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Space is not only high, it's low. It's a bottomless pit.
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The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)
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If one is not a living mockery of one's own ideals, one has set one's ideals too low.
