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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DNA is a 'thing' - a chemical that sticks to your fingers.
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The physicist's concept of nothing-the vacuum... began as empty space-the void... turned into a stagnant ether through which all the motions of the Universe swam, vanished in Einstein's hands, then re-emerged in the twentieth-century quantum picture of how Nature works.
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If you compromise in any kind of movement or any kind of wave of revolution, if you sort of play the game, things are gonna change far more slowly than you need them to.
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I just want to fit in and win games for my team.
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It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.
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Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare!
