Irwin Shaw Quotes
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I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!
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The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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I've got good speed off the edge.
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Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.
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The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and it is here today. The facts aren't the issue. The policy is the issue. I think the Administration's policy on global warming is dead wrong.
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To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or would be. Once I made the choice to actually do it, I just went for it. I just dove in and have really learned a lot about putting a scent together. It's kind of exciting.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we'd be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan.
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When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer new customers.
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Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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I don't prepare for anything very well. I am not a good actor. I don't read scripts.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I'm just gonna tell her, 'Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they'll have to hire you, they can't really fire you, and you don't have to produce that much. It'll be awesome.'
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Music is organized sound.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
