Ben Jonson Quotes
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I find the stuff that is exciting to me are the films coming out of Taiwan and Iran and France. So I have the feeling I'm not making the films that American distributors want to make.
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I think people like musicals. And when done with a modern comedic sensibility, musical comedy can be the most efficient delivery of both storytelling and jokes.
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I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
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I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.
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My daughter passed away in 2003.
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One of the rules of the road is that if you want to create the sense of silence, it frequently has more pungency if you include the tiniest of sounds. By manipulating what you hear and how you hear it and what other things you don't hear, you can not only help tell the story, you can help the audience get into the mind of the character.
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I've been doing lots of trapeze, and so much of it is holding your own weight.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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I've not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher.
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None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
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For my own part, I do not want the freedom of India if it means extinction of English or the disappearance of Englishmen.
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I love Billy Joel. I cry sometimes when I hear 'The Stranger.' 'You May Be Right' may be one of the greatest songs ever written.
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You have a right to say what you believe, and I have a right.
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I think pornography is a very rich medium, and I've studied it closely and learned quite a lot as a writer from it.
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Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.
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I loved the man and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any.
