Michael Dirda Quotes

A reviewer's lot is not always an easy one. I can remember flogging myself to finish Harold Brodkey's 'The Runaway Soul' despite the novel's consummate, unmitigated tedium.

Michael Dirda

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MyselfSoulRememberEasyI Can

I certainly don't walk around my home or being with my family and just using profane language all the time, but on stage, it's a constant.

Andrew Dice Clay

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If you create a good story that has a lot of story value... I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over.

Robert Rodriguez

GoodValueStoryThinkYouCreate

The stick-thin thing, I'm kind of just like, 'Not gonna do it' and 'I couldn't.'

Jordin Sparks

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I think most people have experienced that at some point: being on one end or the other of a super-unbalanced relationship.

Ari Graynor

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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

Norman Schwarzkopf

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I feel like there's a lot of sympathy and camaraderie among documentary filmmakers.

Morgan Neville

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Acting kind of pays my bills more than music does.

Marla Sokoloff

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It wasn't that much of a stretch to play a gay demon. I am, you know, both gay and a demon. Don't tell my wife.

Ken Marino

WifeI AmYouGayPlayKnow

I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure.

Kenneth Branagh

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To be quite honest, my fans growing up were my friends' parents. Like, 30-plus was, like, 'Mad Men' age group.

Kiernan Shipka

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When you score, it's a great feeling, but to give a great pass means it's something special for me. It's very under-rated what we do.

Kevin De Bruyne

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