Irving Howe Quotes
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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Mothers smell blood before the wound is given. We see the rent place on the child's arm before the arrow strikes.
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When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.
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I landed the role in 'Caddyshack' auditioning, like everybody else. It wasn't a role I thought I'd get, so I had nothing to lose.
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Good readers make much out of little.
