Michael Dirda Quotes

In classic noir fiction and film, it is always hot. Fans whirr in sweltering hotel rooms, sweat forms on a stranger's brow, the muggy air stifles - one can hardly breathe. Come nightfall, there is no relief, only the darkness that allows illicit lovers to meet, the trusted to betray, and murderers to act.

Michael Dirda

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DarknessHotelSweatMeetHotAir

Trump has never been clear and consistent about what he will do as president.

Robert J. Shiller

WillPresidentNeverClearBeenHe

If you can remain true to the people who know you the best and not be sidetracked by the flashing lights and glimmering of the cameras, it's like, just being down-to-earth and just kind of staying real.

Summer Altice

BestPeopleYouLightsKnowTrue

Where id was, there ego shall be.

Sigmund Freud

EgoWhereIDShall

My cousin's gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock.

Rodney Dangerfield

FindGayLondonClockOutBig

My childhood, I wouldn't say it was bad. It helped me grow up. I stayed out of trouble. My parents taught me what's wrong and right, and knowing that I had a little brother following me, I had to make sure I was doing the right thing so he knows what's right, too. I was in the house nine days out of 10. There wasn't nothing good outside for me.

Russell Westbrook

GoodChildhoodBrotherParentsMe

I learned not to care what other people think.

Mary Steenburgen

PeopleThinkCareOtherLearned

Acting, really, is a lot of mental fatigue, emotional fatigue, concentration... it's mentally draining.

Mike Colter

ActingEmotionalMentalConcentration

I do not believe that the government is in any position to say exactly how every single business and every single activity shall reach those performances.

Dixie Lee Ray

BusinessGovernmentBelieveReach

La Scala is easily one of the top 10 symbols of Italy's cultural excellence. That makes it vital to our global image. Closing it would send a message to the rest of the world that Italy doesn't care.

Diego Della Valle

ExcellenceWorldRestCareClosing

I'd begun reading Crumb shortly before that, and other underground stuff, so that was an influence to some degree. Of course the Marvel and DC comics, they had been my main interests in my teenage years.

Chester Brown

InfluenceReadingYearsDegreeStuff

In the U.S. system, too often the best player on an under-17 team will be treated like a 'star' - not having to work for the ball, being the focus of the offense at all times, etc. - at a time when they should be having to fight tooth and nail for their spot.

Christian Pulisic

WorkTimeBestFocusFightTeam

Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

Art Alexakis

TrustYourselfPeopleHelpYouWant

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