Alistair Cooke Quotes
The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.
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My abuela was an incredible cook.
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I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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Acting is the ability to dream on cue.
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It's weird how people were always asking us, 'Are you real? Are you joking?' That seems like something Americans care about a lot. You can't answer the question 'Are you real?' If we're anything, we're documentary fiction.
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Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.
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Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
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What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.
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I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
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Whatever you are, always be a good one.
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Pure politics is merely the calculus of combinations and of chances.
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I wish my mother could have seen the America we’re going to build together. An America, where if you do your part, you reap the rewards. Where we don’t leave anyone out, or anyone behind. An America where a father can tell his daughter: yes, you can be anything you want to be. Even President of the United States.
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It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most efficient service.
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I want young people to know there is no age limit to when they can start their own business or when they can become a boss.
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The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.
