Arlie Russell Hochschild Quotes
The surface of American life looks smooth, prosperous, peaceful. But underneath, fault-line shifts in family and work life have led us into what some have called 'advanced insecurity.'
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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The show I'm obsessed with watching is 'Say Yes to the Dress!' Because I love the whole makeover idea, and I'm a sap for love, of course.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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There are moments as a teacher when I'm conscious that I'm trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago. It's an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece.
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I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years.
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As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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I play every show like it's my last. Fortunately, that's never turned out to be the case.
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Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.
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Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
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I'm a 'Clash of the Titans'/'Star Wars' baby. I'm not a new 'Star Wars' baby. I'm not an 'Avatar' baby. That full CG doesn't work for me. I need interactivity. I need to feel the goo. I need to feel people coming out of animatronics and just interacting with props.
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Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
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The surface of American life looks smooth, prosperous, peaceful. But underneath, fault-line shifts in family and work life have led us into what some have called 'advanced insecurity.'
