Ben Dolnick Quotes

People often talk about the characters in books as if they were considering whom to invite to a dinner party. 'Oh, I just hated her - she was so mean.' 'He's a bully; I didn't like how he treated his mother.'

Ben Dolnick

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I enjoy all forms of writing, but playwrighting is what made me what I am. Not only working with the ghosts of Chekhov and Ibsen and Shakespeare, but what it is to be a playwright, to be interacting with human beings in the live theater and affect people on such a direct, emotional level.

John Logan

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People often cover their mouths when lying. A hand on the mouth or even a touch of the lips shows you that they are lying because this unconscious body language represents a closing off of communication.

Travis Bradberry

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Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture.

Tony Cardenas

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I am proud of the fact the community elected a congressman who was born and raised in the community. I am trying my best to be successful for the community.

Tony Cardenas

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'Underrated.' That is the word that best describes Prince, the Guitarist. Why? Because his phenomenal guitar-playing was just one arrow in a quiver full of remarkable talents.

Tom Morello

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When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the daily 'New York Times' and one in the weekly 'New York Times Book Review,' too, for good measure. But by and large, it was not a conversation-generating book.

Michelle Dean

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You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness.

Jonathan Anderson

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I believe that everyone should be treated as an individual. Women should be treated equally in the right to vote, sure. But if I'm paying to see a comedy, then I just want to see who's funniest, with everyone treated equally.

Doug Stanhope

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No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

Bobby Scott

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Cruise director is - I always laugh and say, 'He's the ship's liver,' because almost everything you can think of filters through you at some point.

Willie Aames

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Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves.

Winnie Byanyima

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Today films are made to cater to commercial markets created by multiplexes, not for those who enjoy good cinema.

Sunny Deol

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