Arthur Miller Quotes
The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there - it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.
Quotes to Explore
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
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It's a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
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A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
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I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.
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The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
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You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.
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Well, they just don't know anything else except that one form of their business, acting, and they don't really want to learn any other part of it, or they would. Directing and producing and putting a show together is very creative, for me.
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I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
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I think, in a lot of ways, we underestimate how much clothing plays a part in achieving our identities and in how we want the world to deal with us.
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Partnerships remain critical to nuTonomy's success, and our aim is to work with groups with whom we share strategic aims and core values. These are partners that are transparent, innovative, and are focused on putting autonomous fleets on the road.
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Photos represent primarily a seductive but deleterious short cut.
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When I'm home, I still live like I'm traveling. I have nothing in my refrigerator.
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Those who slew my father I drove into exile, punishing their deed by due process of law, and afterwards when they waged war upon the republic I twice defeated them in battle.
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One way to make tough decisions is to take incremental steps that don't commit you to anything yet.
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The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there - it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.
