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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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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My weight has fluctuated my whole life, and because I've been on television since I was 11 years old, everyone has seen it.
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You've got to understand life, understand it when you're young.
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On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.
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Me being an actor was an accident, and not something I wanted to do, because I knew what happened eventually. Yeah, maybe you'd get famous, but then you wouldn't be famous anymore. Then you'd have to scramble to get back to where you were, and chances are, you wouldn't.
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The only safe thing is to take a chance.
