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"Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim."
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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."
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"I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do."
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"It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over."
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"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies."
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"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."
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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job."
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"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."
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"I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors. They didn't act. They just came on and they did it, and the characters were wonderful."
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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."
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"A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy."
Writing
"The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war."
Time
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."
Nature
"English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street."
Education
"Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19."
Age
"The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind."
People
"To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year."
Christian
"Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men."
Man
"We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry."
Joy
"There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement."
People
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