"A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage."

Time, Knowledge, Performance

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"A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage."

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"The future is what matters - because one never reaches it, but always stays in the present - like the White Queen who had to run like the wind to remain in the same spot."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Time, Future, Present, Philosophy

"Time takes it all whether you want it to or not, time takes it all. Time bares it away, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometimes we lose them there again."

Stephen King, American Author

Time, Regret, Today, Future

"Time rises and rises, and when it reaches the level of your eyes you drown."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Time, Life, Existence, Flow

"Time heals all wounds."

Stephen King, American Author

Time, Truth, Life, Wisdom, Future

"There are those of us who learn to live completely in the moment. For such people the Past vanishes and the future loses meaning. There is only the Present, which means that two of the three Aalim are surplus to requirements. And then there are those of us who are trapped in yesterdays, in the memory of a lost love, or a childhood home, or a dreadful crime. And some people live only for a better tomorrow; for them the past ceases to exist."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

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"The obscurest epoch is today."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Time, Today

"Twelve minutes. I can give you that."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words 'Too Late'."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Time, Procrastination, Today, Fact

"We went to the New York World's Fair, saw what the past had been like, according to the Ford Motor Car Company and Walt Disney, saw what the future would be like, according to General Motors. And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Time, Past, Future, Present, Reflection

"Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possible go wrong and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension."

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"I never play without my cape."

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"In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary."

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"I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds."

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"In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression."

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"Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy."

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"To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge."

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"Death, the final, triumphant lover."

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