Ludovico Ariosto Quotes
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As a member of the audience I don't like it that I can't see what's going on in the eyes and in the face and in the most subtle responses of a performer when I'm more than a few rows back. I find it very frustrating.
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'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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Weeks go by, and I don't talk to another living soul.
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You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.
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The challenge in multi-lateral negotiations is not to lose sight of one's over-arching goal in the midst of the cacophony of opinions at the bargaining table.
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All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
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I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
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I think most music provides the same messages - whether it be 'I'm unhappy' or 'I love a girl.' I just liked the package of rap music.
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Western governments have generally tried to contain genocide by appeasing its architects. But the sad record of the last century shows that the walls the United States tries to build around genocidal societies almost inevitably shatter.
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I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat, but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts.
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I must say that I always thought I had a voice, even when I was 4 years old.
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It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.
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I kind of grew up in the indie world, and now that sort of writing and material is on television.
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It's important to not marginalize any people group in fiction. A complete, authentic-feeling world should include many different elements of life and culture. For this reason, my books will almost always contain people of faith.
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My mom is very close to me, and it has been really cool having a mom that's closer to my age because she can go out with me and stuff.
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Everyone has a story if you just listen and shut up.
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I started listening to The-Dream a lot. That's when I really got into writing songs. I like the way he put lyrics and makes his songs. So I was like, 'All right,' and I just started writing. That's when I started wanting to be a songwriter.
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Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot.
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That's what the whole Sixties Flower-Power thing was about: 'Go away, you bunch of boring people.'
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Come cosa buona non si trovaChe duri sempre, così ancor né ria.
