Eva Le Gallienne Quotes
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'
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All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
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Criticism always seemed to me a lot like police work. You look for clues, fingerprints, motives. You need to construct an airtight case.
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Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them.
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I was asked to go to Cannes to present Amores Perros. And little did I know that this film would be huge. I saw it for the first time in Cannes, and it was the first time I'd seen myself on such a big screen. And it had a huge impact on me - it was the strangest feeling.
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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.
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Light is the left hand of darkness and darkness the right hand of light. Two are one, life and death, lying together like lovers in kemmer, like hands joined together, like the end and the way.
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With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come without difficult challenges, but it reminds us that anything is possible.
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The maxims of men reveal their characters.
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Here, in low earth orbit, we're going around the earth, so we can actually use an Internet protocol phone because we have the appropriate satellites that can get those bandwidths.
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You're clearing your mind during a workout. Boxing is a great sport for girls; it's really safe.
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I always go for just really, hopefully, great writing and great acting, being in the company of great actors.
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Why can't it be awesome to work for a food company? Why can't we create an environment where people are trying to push each other to do great things, and we're not trying to steal from anybody - we're trying to be good to our farmers and run an honorable business, if there is such a thing anymore?
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Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.
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The Lyme disease had so severely affected my brain functioning that it was extremely hard for me to think, form sentences, and stay focused.
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Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.
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Well, I didn't really grow up playing or listening to metal, like many of the kids I went to school with. I only got into it in my late teens, so when Marilyn Manson formed, it was at a time when I was still excited about approaching music from that angle.
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When I travel, I make certain that I spend at least half of my time in the field. You have to get out to meet people that are in poverty, that are looking to improve their lives. That's something that you can't read in books.
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I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.
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I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today: Listen. Say yes. Live in the moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Make big choices early and often. Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you're scared, look into your partner's eyes — you will feel better.
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People hate what they don't understand and try to destroy it.
