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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I wanted to get a job being creative, and I did.
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The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.
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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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I hate white people writing for black people; it's so offensive. So we go out and look specifically for African-American voices.
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Privacy and security are the ultimate shared responsibility, and everyone - including governments, companies, and citizens - have an important role to play.
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
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I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
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People hate what they don't understand and try to destroy it.
