Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Art does not imitate nature, but founds itself on the study of nature, takes from nature the selections which best accord with its own intention, and then bestows on them that which nature does not possess, viz: The mind and soul of man.
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I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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I think Mitt Romney is a good man.
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Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
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There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance.
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My background is degradation and sloth, mostly.
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Charan is very hard-working and non-egoistic, given the family he comes from. He is very open to listening, and he surrenders himself completely to the director. It was lovely to work with an actor like that.
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We need a President who is fighting for all Americans, not one who writes off nearly half the country.
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A circuit performed by a capital and meant to be a periodical process, not an individual act, is called its turnover. The duration of this turnover is determined by the sum of its time of production and its time of circulation.
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As to what I would like to be. It is difficult to say. An Artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts. People have always frightened and bored me, consequently I have been within my own shell and have not accomplished anything materially.
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Every instrument requires to be made by experience.
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I was always interested in architecture, but the editors of the magazines who demanded these subjects for the illustrations of Hopper wanted people waving with their arms.
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You don't really think The Terminator exists, but you want him to exist.
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It is difficult to stop in time because one gets carried away. But I have that strength; it is the only strength I have.
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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
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Timing beats speed...precision beats power.
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For me, few things are more compelling than watching a great opera.
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Art does not imitate nature, but founds itself on the study of nature, takes from nature the selections which best accord with its own intention, and then bestows on them that which nature does not possess, viz: The mind and soul of man.
