I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of … - Elia Kazan

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Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?

Elia Kazan

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

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What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.

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The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.

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I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

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Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

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Wonder is our need today, not information.

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And now, dear Lord, I acknowledge afresh that You are the God of all peace, my Jehovah-Shalom. My job is to receive. you give me Your peace. My job is to take it. You lead me to Your still waters. My role is to follow. You extend Your hand. My role is to take hold. My I enjoy Your presence and the tranquility of the still waters where You pour out your promise of peace. Amen.

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Jay Leno

More and more facts coming out about Osama bin Laden. You know, he never sleeps in the same place two nights in a row, just like Clinton.

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David Attenborough

Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?

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James Ellroy

I don't have a cellphone or a computer. I deliberately circumscribe my mental life within the periods that I write about, and the power of Perfidia is that it's the result of complete immersion. I was there for the two years that it took me to write that book.

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Liev Schreiber

I get very nervous around famous people and I get nervous around beautiful women.

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