Ethel Wilson Quotes
A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. I'm always the 'less is more' guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded.
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Thinking differently is my strength.
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There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.
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We've never been anti-Semitic.
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'The Satanic Verses' was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult.
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I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.
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I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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If I'm chartering in and out and flying home after I play, that doesn't make sense. But where we can bus, then we'll bring the family out and spend time with them during the day.
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A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.
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It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.
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For me there is no such word as 'luck' in the dictionary.
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I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things.
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Okay, roll-call, no talking. Benny, Marc; Ethel, Shakina, nice shoes. Bobo twins, anyone seen the Bobo twins? Those Bobo twins.11
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But how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade?
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Well, there's nothing more touching than putting a smile on a kid's face when you can.
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One way to ensure that all kids will be successful in school and life is by focusing on literacy by the end of the third grade.
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I resolved from the beginning of my quest that I would not be misled by sentiment and desire into beliefs for which there was no good evidence.
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You've got to stick at a thing, a particular thing, until you succeed. I feel that's the only way to succeed - by concentrating on something in particular. Once you know what you've got to do you will succeed, you will succeed.
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I've always been a very sexual person. That doesn't mean I'm going around feeling my breasts and pressing myself against men, but I'm a sexual being.
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The only way physical comedy works is if you don't see it coming. And the harder the fall, the funnier it is. You have to really take some shots, and I've walked away with some bumps and bruises.
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A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.
