Irwin Shaw Quotes
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People take things so seriously.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically - and destructively - demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons.
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There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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I have been in meetings where a head of state will say, 'I like your tie,' to a man... or, 'I like your country because the weather's good,' or whatever. So for me, the pins in some ways were openers.
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The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
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There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks!
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There are people who are very highly paid to cover the truth and who will protect their clients.
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Everybody gets dressed every day, and whatever you decide to get dressed in that morning is communicating something.
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I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a year into 'Miss Saigon,' that I was going to be a performer, that I was going to be singing and acting.
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Flesh-meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad quality of blood.
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I started as a writer. I didn't play music until late in life.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
