Wallace Shawn Quotes
I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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We can't go to courts in China, so we have to find alternate ways, like working with brands to try and create a level playing field by identifying the most obvious polluters.
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
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As newly created P2P businesses disrupt the status quo and compete with established companies, they face the difficulty of fitting a square peg into a round hole when it comes to existing regulatory regimes that don't contemplate their business models.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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But I loved doing the physical stuff for 'Dredd.' I have to give a shout-out to the stunt team that I worked with.
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Once a song is done, for me, personally, it's usually two or three days to get the mixdown.
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Strictly speaking, every citizen above a certain level of income is guilty of some offense.
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There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.
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I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
