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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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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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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We don’t always do the right things, you know? We don’t always say the right things.
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The proper education of a man decides his welfare, but the interests of a whole family are secured by the correct education of a woman.
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But Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery.
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The problem of good as it faces the atheist is this: Nature, which is the nuts-and-bolts reality for the atheist, has no values and thus can offer no grounding for good and evil. Values on the atheist view are subjective and contingent.
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I've been fortunate in that I've been able to have that balance as an actress to be able to do the wild, fun action movies and also be allowed to do the dramas. Hopefully, if I'm able to keep that balance, I'd love to always try to do both.
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I try to think of myself as a struggling competitor or specialist at my craft, much like a singer, dancer, comedian, or actor. So I'm struggling to do my craft and I'm continually trying to learn to do it better. I think that's what's really been my secret.
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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If one is not a living mockery of one's own ideals, one has set one's ideals too low.
