Elaine May Quotes
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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I watch a lot of television. I always have.
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We are cyborgs already. If you learn to read, it causes permanent changes to the structure of your brain for your entire life.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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Making films is my hobby. It relaxes me; it is my life, and it's one of the best jobs in the world. I go to work and solve problems, fight robots, kill aliens, and kiss beautiful women. I'm a very lucky man.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all.
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I was lucky. My parents and teachers provided me with a wonderful and secure childhood where I always knew I was loved, valued, and listened to.
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One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
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I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade.
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Luckily, there is a wind of change happening in Hindi cinema. Good work is coming to people who are not conventionally good looking like Ranbir Kapoor or Akshay Kumar.
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I tell all my younger friends, 'Don't be afraid of change. That is when you truly see what your destiny is.'
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Now all the bums is wondering where I be's at -if you ain't a barbie it's none of your freaking beeswax!!!
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The thing with animation is that you record the actors like a radio show and then the animators become actors in their own way because it's their job to take this puppets and make them seem alive. They bring their own personalities to the way they move these puppets.
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I have a terrible image in my mind of a cow going to slaughter. There's not a lot of fight in them. Pigs, they'd squeal and thrash around. They'd fight. It's almost as if cows don't know they have a choice. Not that they don't panic, but they do so in a quiet way.
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I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.
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The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident; to nations less fortunate the chance of war presents itself as a possible bountiful friend.
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The only safe thing is to take a chance.
