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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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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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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For working people and union members, Labor Day stands for something special and profound. It's a day to honor the deep commitment each of us has to serve the children we teach, the families we heal, and the communities we love.
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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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I have never seen anyone at CNN ever say, 'Boy, here's how we're going to deal with this today to put this guy down and elevate this guy up.' I've never seen it.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
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Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
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If you're offended, it's your problem.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
