Alice Ripley Quotes
George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
Quotes to Explore
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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I don't need power at the cost of spilled blood.
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I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer.
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Aristocracy is always cruel.
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If I hadn't been a model, I couldn't have become a movie actress.
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I'm always telling students when I do a master class on audiobooks: 'Watch Meryl Streep. Watch her disappear into a role; watch what she does.'
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Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.
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I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director.
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There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.
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My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.
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If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over. Travel with the same woman in a railway car for twelve hours, and you will have written her down in your own mind in quite other language than that of love.
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'Yes, Mr. Lee.' Superintendent Sugden did not wast time on explanations. 'What’s all this?'
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We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.
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If you don't register to vote, politicians don't really care about you: politicians aren't really caring about what you have to say, what you have to do, anything.
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When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.
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I am often criticised for being rather accessible.
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We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others based upon their own principles and their own value system rather than their moods or anger.
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
