Idries Shah Quotes

The more wakeful a man is to the things which surround him, the more asleep is he, and his waking is worse than his sleep.

Idries Shah

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Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.

Dan Quayle
- People
- Louisiana
- Racists
The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.

Vikram Seth
- Important
- She
- Book
When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.

Illeana Douglas
- Character
- Experience
- Try
Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.

Barbara Corcoran
- Up
- Time
- World
It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'

Ed Stoppard
- Father
- Reality
- Stars
It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.

Barbra Streisand
- Know
- First
- Boring