Irwin Shaw Quotes
My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
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If you find diseases before they've really emerged, you can control them early on, before you get a major epidemic.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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I get intrigued by a first lin and I write to find out why it means something to me. You make discoveries just the way the reader does, so you're simultaneously the writer and the reader.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
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There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
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If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.
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Scientology is the study of knowingness. It increases one's knowingness, but if a man were totally aware of what was going on around him, he would find it relatively simple to handle any outnesses in that.
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I have to remind myself when I'm on a job and I'm feeling a lull in attitude or confidence or whatever, I'm there for a reason. I have to constantly remind myself of these almost corny Pinterest mantras, like 'You are worthy.'
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I went to find myself and save myself by being an agent.
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Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
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I can only say that I myself wrote always as I wished, without a tremendous desire to find the latest thing possible.
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There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it frequently.
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Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures.
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The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write.
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The fact of the matter is, it's hard to find good movies, period.
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I was stupid when I started: the epitome of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. It was like, 'I get to live in L.A. and drive around in limos? Really?' I didn't realize I was owned. The more money gets pumped into you, the more you become a marionette. It made me a true redneck in attitude: I never wanted to wake up ever again feeling owned.
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I'm sort of exploring where pacifism and socialism come into conflict. How do you reconcile a passionate rejection of might and violence with an attitude of "nil paseran" - "none shall pass" - in the face of fascism?
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I've had students at Yale: my main task with them in drama school was not helping them with their writing but showing them how valuable they were. Because they're ready to give it up and go into teaching or television.
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By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.
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Veteran causes are an extremely important issue, especially the transition from military to civilian life.
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My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
