The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Recitation: by Male by Female
I'm interested in characters that are complex people.
Jehane Noujaim
PeopleComplexInterestedCharacters
Growing up, I didn't think it would be possible to be an actress - I didn't see a lot of Latina faces on TV or in movies. But that didn't stop me from trying. I realized early that anything I really wanted was worth working for.
Andrea Navedo
MeGrowing UpThinkTryingEarly
I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences.
Stieg Larsson
CharacterPeopleConsequencesShe
I don't want to be the passively alert vegetable in the corner that takes in everything but can't communicate, which I think would suck a lot of life out of my family without giving very much to me.
Tony Judt
LifeFamilyMeThinkGivingWant
'No' is always an easier stand than 'Yes.'
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
StandAlwaysYesEasierThan
I like to keep in touch with younger photographers. It's important that a younger generation comes up and questions the assumptions made by old farts like me.
Martin Parr
MeGenerationQuestionsAssumptions
People respond to something which intrigues them instead of something that gives them all the information - particularly in pop, which is, like, the genre for knowing way too much about everyone and everything.
Lorde
PeopleInformationToo MuchWayPop
If you're showing people where it's smooth sailing, where is the joke? If you go back to any movie, even a conventional movie, with any comedians, they're either not terribly intelligent or they're not doing something well.
Christopher Guest
PeopleDoingYouBackGoSailing
Don't get married until you're certain that you're marrying the right girl. How did I know my wife was the one? I'd seen her for a couple of months. I liked her. She was a very creative person and she had a very good grip on politics and business.
Brian Wilson
GoodBusinessGirlPoliticsWife
There's a difference between knowing what to do when you're rehearsing it, and being able to do it once you're adrenalized and emotional. That's when the injuries occur. Actors all want to try to pretend that they're experts at everything, but we're not.
Antony Starr
InjuriesYouWantTryKnowingBeing
Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
LifeJourneyLongBurdenHeavyLike
I've found my calling with Twitter. It's all about the amount of interaction you do, and the traffic you move, and I'm really good at that. I keep going and going and going, and no one can believe that I can keep it up.
Tila Tequila
GoodKeep GoingBelieveYouI Can
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