Cynthia Ozick Quotes
Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare!
Quotes to Explore
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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If the television market collapses - and it will collapse - then, it seems, there is too much regulation, and that's not a good thing.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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War diminishes both civil and economic rights.
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I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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And for the first time in a long time, I'm playing along somebody that has that same energy and fire and plays pretty much the same way I do. So, that was just nice to say.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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I just realized the best way to live your life is to just be you, as cliche as it sounds. I grew up trying to please everyone.
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There have been periods of my life when I was heavier, like right after high school I definitely gained that freshman 15. It was tough to lose. Ever since then, I know that I can gain weight, so I try to be careful.
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But a lot of shows, they pose questions and they give you a puzzle where there's no solution.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.
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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
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I get very confused about being called a comedian, because when you say 'I'm a comedian,' people expect you to crack a joke. Maybe I use laughter and humour to make people think. I don't know what you call that - a humourist? A satirist? A pessimistic comedian? I don't know. Satirists can be very dark.
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The Jews would have us believe that God had this bias to this little small tribe in the middle of the Sinai Desert, and all the rest of humanity is just rubbish. I mean, that is the basic doctrine of the Jewish religion, and that's why it is a most racist religion.
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The first thing to know about space food - it is the ambiance; it is the environment. It is not the food.
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That great Cathedral space which was childhood.
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Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare!
