Alan Jay Lerner Quotes

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.

Alan Jay Lerner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 31, 1918 - June 14, 1986

Topics

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I am fascinated by how people eat and what it reveals about them.

Joanne Harris

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What I love about 'The Good Wife' is that it's not straightforward.

Matt Czuchry

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When I got married in my twenties, I had a happy marriage and happy kids but at some point in time I let it go off the rails; I let it go off the rails.

Stuart Rose

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I love the writing and performing, but everything in between sucks.

Sia

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We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda.

Silvan Shalom

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On 'EastEnders,' if someone gets surprising news on the phone, the scene ends with them looking at their handset in amazement. No one in real life does that.

Robert Webb

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I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

Jayson Blair

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We're all humans; we all go through phases.

Daya

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I feel I can express the nuances of the Bengali lifestyle and ways of thinking better than other cultures.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Hydration is really important, particularly as a beach volleyball player.

Brooke Sweat

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I literally went straight to New York City from Iraq, which was bizarre and complicated. I was walking down Madison Avenue, and it was spring, and people were smartly dressed, and it was so strange because there was no sense that we were at war. It was something to grapple with.

Phil Klay

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We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations.

Sharon Salzberg

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