Daniel Wallace Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The mirror to the beautiful is beautiful.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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I believe that acting in any medium is the same thing, it's discovering the truth in where you are.
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I think it's unfair that people can't give assets to whoever they want. When I die, my assets can go to my wife. And a gay person - you ought to have a system where maybe you can just say, 'You can give your assets to anybody you want.'
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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When I don't have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. I'll do something else.
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My mom means the world to me. She's always been the one to get me up early for work, help me with my make up and hair, and just be there to support me in whatever I do. She always makes sure that no matter what, I'm happy in what I'm doing.
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Gadgets can be engineered, programs can be designed, institutions can be built, but belief has an organic quality, and it cannot be called into being by fiat. Once a faith is shattered, it takes a long time to grow again - for its soil is experience - and to become effective again.
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SMALL SONG The reeds give way to the windand give the wind away
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One can best observe a movement of the time - its dangers as well as its advantages - by scrutinising it in its strongest, most pronounced form.
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Theatre is where I am confident and happy.
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I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.
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A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth that we are all faking it most of the time.
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Aid can only reach the victims of war by paying off the warlords and, sometimes, extending the war.
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I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.
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I take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just.
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The thing is, the studio then forget that you're an actor and that you can do other things, and so since they pay you for that, they don't want you to do anything else.
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There is also somehow the idea that this gay thing is all just about indulgence in carnal pleasure. When I was twenty and felt that nobody could know I was gay, I was having sex with strangers in public parks. I don't think it was evil exactly, but it wasn't so great either. There was nobody particularly benefiting from it, except, I suppose, to the extent that it gave some pleasure to me and perhaps whomever I was with.
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Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally – that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member.
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To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
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You’re not necessarily supposed to believe it…You’re just supposed to believe in it.
