"Out of the past come the standards for judging the present; standards in turn to be shaped by the practice of present-day dramatists into broader standards for the next generation."

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"Whether you need to remember the past or not, It changes nothing but gives the best choice for the future that makes You always to remember your past."

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"I've had a pilot every single year that didn't sell for the past four years, that'll smack you in the back of the head. I had a really good one last year; I wouldn't have done the play in New York if I had gotten that one."

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"What was the point of spying if you couldn't keep it a secret?"

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"In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen."

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"The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost."

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"I wouldn't know any newer bands. We're past the pimple stage."

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"Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away. Quit collecting every painful word, memory and mistake. Collect hope."

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