Robert Gottlieb Quotes

Martha Graham, along with George Balanchine, is one of the two commanding figures in 20th-century American dance. For those much younger than I am, her genius as a performer will have to be taken on faith - and on the always-suspect evidence of film. What will last, if things go well, is her genius as a choreographer, as a woman of the theater.

Robert Gottlieb

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 29, 1931

Topics

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Well, I design costumes because I started with the theater in Chicago, but somehow a few lines just sort of fell to me to do it. And I studied it in school and I always liked it.

John Malkovich

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Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.

John Updike

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My thing about creating things is that it has to do two purposes: It has to serve me creatively but also has to serve the people.

Amanda Seales

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I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you do, you wait to be successful or to be able to work.

Steve Carell

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When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, 'I want you to emerge stronger from this.' My words were partially a hope and partially an observation that people in New York City handle big things better than little things. I could not be more proud of the way my city responded.

Rudy Giuliani

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You're not going to do that. If you gave your best to what you were given, at the time, it's going to play out how it's going to play out.

Matt Bomer

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Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.

Michael Morpurgo

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One of the most brilliant parts of being a first-time founder is that you experience everything for the first time. It never gets old.

Julia Hartz

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I would never write, ever. I might as well exile myself.

Dree Hemingway

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St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.

Brunello Cucinelli

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There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about.

Antonio Tabucchi

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There are people out there with three jobs and small children. Being an actor is a walk in the park compared to working as a cleaner overnight. I'm lucky I'm not plucking chickens.

Anne-Marie Duff

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