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Rebecca West Quotes

I wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we meet?

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: irish
Birth: December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983

Topics

People Wonder Wrong Meet Just About

I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.

Joaquin Phoenix

Work Fear Always Suffer Commit Then

I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.

Michael Arrington

Truth Find Situation Try Write Pure

Sometimes I rant, in a comical way, about how the gods give with one hand and take with the other.

Sometimes Hand Way Take Give Rant

Denis Healey refused to contribute an article to the 'Guardian' about his intentions, and was punished by the electorate - and then all Labour MPs - for his presumption in assuming they already knew everything about him. He became famously the best prime minister we never had. Perhaps.

Best Intentions Never Him Everything

The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested.

Constitution Tragedy Terrorism Trauma

I absolutely do care what people think about me.

People Me Think Care Absolutely

The music that I've had out so far was obviously very pop, but when I signed with Hollywood Records, I was like, 'I know that's the music you're familiar with, but that's not what I want to sing. I want to do country.' They were on board with it!

Music You Country Know Want Out

It's about... my only strategy I've ever had in my career is to do as many different types of roles as possible, as many different types of genres. It keeps the fire in my belly.

Fire Strategy Career Possible Only

If it's a role like this one, an actual live person, a legend, there's lots of material laid out.

David Strathairn

Live Legend Person Out Role Like

The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a place for more than a couple months.

Life Place Way More Stay Than

I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

Song Think Artist Always See Gone

What's disheartening for me and to all of us in GLAAD is when it comes to major studio films, LGBT people are basically invisible. And when we do show up, it's largely a part of comedies as carictatures to service a joke that's at the expense of the character.

Character Service People Me Joke Up

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