Arthur Laurents Quotes
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I never feel with the fashion stuff that it's too fake. If I was a model and had a working part in Fashion Week, then I might feel like that, but I'm just a visitor. I really only walk in and watch the shows and think, 'Maybe I could wear that in a video.' I meet the designer, say hello, and then I go.
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I'm a night owl for sure. I was born at 1 A.M., and that's the excuse I use.
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I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.
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Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.
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The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it.
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January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a free and democratic society as they place their votes for a transitional Iraqi government.
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We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.
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I'm not into replicating old movies. But one should never say never. Tomorrow I may feel like making a part 2 of some of my movies.
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Activists and geeks, standing together, are demonstrating powers beyond the reach of government control.
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Whether it's mending a failing company, fighting corruption, tackling disease, or rebuilding a marriage, the hardest problems defy just-add-water remedies. Indeed, slapping on a Band-Aid when surgery is needed usually just makes things worse.
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We never take people seriously when they are alive, but once they are gone, we always think that we should have treated them better.
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You often see in Washington those who disagree you described as stupid or evil. It's one of the most unfortunate trends of modern political discourse. Portraying opponents as too dumb to know the truth but smart enough and wanting people to suffer.
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My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That's what I mean by respectability.
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HMS Surprise (1973)
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Trust nobody, TRUST NO BODY.
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Science was many things, Nadia thought, including a weapon with which to hit other scientists.
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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
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The original Golden Dawn was not always as serious as it should have been. Mathers was a clown, and Yeats was just a romantic trying to deceive himself. Most of them were interested in personal power, and it ended up by destroying them. The aim of our group is the scientific exploration of the hidden powers of the human mind.
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Children need teachers who have stars in their eyes themselves and who treat them with respect.
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If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things much more efficiently.
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I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.
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That was all and it was enough for me: fantasies are better left fantasies.
