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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When I became governor, spending actually increased 28 percent my first term. Revenue increased 42 percent my first term without raising anybody's taxes. We did it because we had more taxpayers with more taxable income. That's how you get the revenue up. We did that without raising anybody's taxes.
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The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of the constitution, form the supreme law of the land.
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As long as we’ve got somewhere to sleep, a bowl of cereal, and a coloring book we’ll be fine.
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I have been involved in music since 1972 when I started managing two artists from The Jimi Hendrix Band. My family has been involved in music for years, so it's kind of in my blood. I just wish I could sing!
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I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making 'The Appaloosa' a good movie.
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I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form.
