Irwin Shaw Quotes
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I don't plan on being bashful.
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I don't suppose anybody's ever enjoyed being who they are more than Arnold's enjoyed being Arnold Palmer.
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I just enjoy being onstage and relating to the audience.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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The Southern borders of Bavaria are being protected by Hungary.
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I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
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Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don't think it should be life threatening.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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Conscientious objection is an intrinsic part of being a soldier.
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We live in a period of declining stars. Few celebrities these days (aside from the smoldering Angelina Jolie) seem to have complex psychic lives.
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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I think legally we have to do 'fun' with a period. I think we agreed because apparently there was another band called 'fun.' We Google-searched, which now makes sense because we're so impossible to Google-search.
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It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by nature.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
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I'm nearly 50. I'm past being photographed falling out of bars.
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I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market.
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The fact of the matter is, it's hard to find good movies, period.
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I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures.
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Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent.
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I was a dreamer. When I was on stage I didn't have to think about whether I could pay the rent. I was just having a great time.
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David Mamet's writing is pretty spectacular, obviously. I like the honesty of it; I like how funny it is and how sad it is.
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I don't think there is any philosophy that suggests having polio is a good thing.
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If they aren't real enough to surprise me, then they aren't real enough to go on the page.
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At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.
