Alfred Doblin Quotes
But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.
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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
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I don't know, the word 'famous' just sounds really weird to me, because I'm just me.
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'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
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There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks out of their way when they leave their homes just to avoid the gangs and drug dealers on the street corner.
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In the United States, man does not feel that he has been torn from the center of creation and suspended between hostile forces. He has built his own world, and it is built in his own image: it is his mirror. But now he cannot recognize himself in his inhuman objects, nor in his fellows.
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I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.
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Whoever says that sanctions will only deteriorate the situations of blacks in South Africa does not know the criminal, murderous character of genocide that represents the system of apartheid.
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I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.
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If we all band together against extremism and spend a few minutes a day using tools that have been proven to work, we can make a big difference in defending those values we share as Americans.
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On an independent film where you're working with just a handful of people, you don't have to explain anything because no one cares. You can do whatever you want. There's no one there to tell you not to do it.
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When one consorts with assassins, one must expect to dance along the edge of a knife once or twice.
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It's important to be yourself. What art does for everyone, helps you understand yourself and in a distilled way, whether it's a painting or a scene in acting or a joke. It distills something about everyday life that can be important to you.
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Most young people haven't used their storytelling skills since they were 8 or 9 or 10 and wanted to persuade Mom and Dad to take them to the ball game.
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Shadows in shadows He watches through dreams Wings black as Africa Body strong as stone Done waiting The ravens call.
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But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.
