The important thing about a sport is the people who devote their lives to it.
Robert Redford
Recitation: by Male by Female
I have this dream again and again: I find extra rooms in the place where I live. You could say it's a very New York dream, but I think it's about writing - the feeling that there is something behind a wall or a door.
Jennifer Egan
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It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
Robert Southey
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I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative device, a phenomenon that would allow me to draw in a lot of different players. I was like, 'Shoot, eviction does that.'
Matthew Desmond
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During my senior year, when I was attending the University of Michigan and getting a drama degree, the Purple Rose Theatre was in its second season. The year before was the company's inaugural season. I, of course, wanted to work there. It was started by a really prominent local actor, Jeff Daniels.
Matt Letscher
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Foreign audiences are used to seeing Mexico in other sorts of movies. 'Casi divas' is a step toward a more commercially successful cinema, without the violence, blood and exaggerations. The movie reflects a more human Mexico, while remaining a chick flick, although it is not a romantic comedy.
Ana Layevska
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Ultimately, we're in the service business. We will always have an important human element.
Steve Easterbrook
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I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
Steven Spielberg
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Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
Roger McGough
PoetryDoingYouTellShowAnybody
If you put out quality music, you're always going to be in a good place.
Romeo Santos
GoodMusicQualityYouPlaceOut
I think life is easier if you're straight.
Rosie O'Donnell
LifeThinkYouStraightEasier
I want to inspire Asian kids to become more artistic and creative rather than feeling that they have to be academic or whatever.
Ross Butler
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I have met parents all over the world, and they all just want to raise their kids to a higher standard than they were raised with.
Michael Mullen
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