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Athol Fugard Quotes

There are times in my 30 years in the theater that I have come perilously close to losing faith in the one form of action I have in this life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: south african
Birth: June 11, 1932

Topics

Life Faith Losing Action Years Come

We can't feel the rotation of the planet, but in some ways we can because our bodily systems are reacting to it and have it inherent in them. To me, that's such a powerful thought.

Me Thought Feel Powerful Planet Our

Just as I got older, I think I've become more and more conservative.

Think Become Conservative More Just

My optimism for life carried through my work.

Life Work Optimism Through Carried

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.

Purpose Me Think Feel Bed Healthy

The really good doctors out there are real-life heroes. Playing one on TV is a cheaper alternative and certainly satisfies what is left of my medical ambitions.

Good Medical Heroes Out Playing TV

You can think deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper into a subject, depending on what you are writing about.

Douglas McGrath

Writing Think You Subject Deeper

I don't worry. I'm more stoical. Of course I have insecurities. I fear getting older. I fear death and illness. I'm not prone to depression, but I get depressed because everybody gets depressed. Suddenly I'm away from my family or doing a job I'm not enjoying.

Family Fear Depression Job Death

All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am.

I Am Thought Doing Long I Can Going

If you've been running a business for 38 years, you're approaching your 66th birthday, you've never owed a man a penny or done anyone any grievance in your life, and you feel hard done-by and try to protect yourself and your family, but go to prison, well if that's the society we're living in, I'm happy to accept that.

Life Family Birthday Business Man

When I was on 'One Life to Live,' I always wanted to delve into my character, Layla, to find out why she was the black sheep of the family. I so wanted to have some edge. I have no idea why there was a reluctance to do that or why we so rarely see it.

Life Family Live Character Black

My interests in the world of technology are mainly video games, but I like tech as a means to help solve big issues, such as the demands on natural resources.

Thomas Middleditch

Technology Video Games World Help

Modernity and technology are not going to mitigate the need, the reality, of face-to-face combat, and I don't care who it is - when you put a man against a woman in hand-to-hand combat, the chance is the man is going to win... This is a physiological issue, not a culture issue.

Technology Culture Woman Man Win

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