Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Quotes
Life causes estrangement enough—why do we add to it out of misplaced pride?
Quotes to Explore
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'
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I'm not graceful.
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When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
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Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did.
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When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking if it wanted a Jewish state.
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I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.
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The people in New York want to achieve something; the people in L.A., they just want to achieve success.
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I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
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Hamm: There's something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.
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Howard the Duck is my best friend.
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When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
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The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.
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I dislike being an anvil for the hammering out of other people's virtues.
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My whole life, I've been a Temptation.
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Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
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'Mekhi' means, sort of, one who loves water, and the relationship with water and how water is important to life... It's a sense of being needed and purpose - you know, we have a purpose on this earth, and we're here to fill that.
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Worrying about how you'll be remembered is pointless. Better to try to live your life in such a way that people will respect you while you're still alive.
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Life causes estrangement enough—why do we add to it out of misplaced pride?
