Irwin Shaw Quotes
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
Quotes to Explore
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood.
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What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.
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Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler.
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Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed.
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While cheap products are exported to western countries, the waste is dumped mostly in China's back yard, contaminating its air, water, soil and seas.
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A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
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No days off. I'm a workaholic.
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Your subconscious's goal is to recreate unresolved childhood issues and then hopefully mend them.
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I save everything. I have these carefully organized file boxes. Somewhere in there is a section of the 'New York Times' where I wrote 'The Border Guard' in the margin.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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It is a symbol of Irish art. The cracked looking-glass of a servant.
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I knew that my hair was falling out and I had really weird skin. My face looked really weird and I was getting this fuzz on my face and I was always cold - always to the point of uncontrollably shaking. I was more scared that 85 lbs. wasn't good enough. I wanted to be lower.
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I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.
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I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
