August Strindberg Quotes
I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form.
Quotes to Explore
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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I got a big mouth.
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Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher.
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And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.
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Make use of time, let not advantage slip; Beauty within itself should not be wasted: Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their prime Rot and consume themselves in little time.
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I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form.
