Edwin Muir Quotes
Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.
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I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
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Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.
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I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
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He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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I always thought those World War II films with German people speaking English with German accents was weird.
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All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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It's remarkable that the failures of the Obama, Clinton, Kerry foreign policy are not only uniting the Left and Right in Israel but might even be creating some common ground between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form.
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My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.
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I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.
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I always say, as an actress, I get to portray the human condition, but as an activist, I get to change the human condition.
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It is a myth to think that sometimes creative disagreement doesn't necessarily produce a better result.
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Obviously after such a long gap, one itches to get back to the game and score big runs.
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The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be able to do your own thing, if you want to, if you're willing to pay the price for it. I think the price has gotten higher and higher.
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New York is such a diverse place in and of itself, it would be ridiculous to see it otherwise.
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I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
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Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.
