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Sam Shepard Quotes

All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017

Topics

Great Admire Would Whom Most Guess

Because of Hubble and other telescopes, we've now discovered that there are probably planets around every star, or virtually every star. There are solar systems around most stars. And the fact that we're here on a planet, Earth, means that it's likely there's lots of other Earths out there.

John M. Grunsfeld

Stars Earth Now Solar Out Planet

Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.

Jean Craighead George

Good Best Writing Interesting Doing

I'm very acrobatic. I can do backflips and all that crazy stuff.

Crazy I Can Stuff Very

The whole schizophrenia angle interested me. When I first started working on it, I thought I would play up that angle more than I ended up doing. The religious aspect of the story was also a draw.

Me Story Thought Doing Play First

I think as long as acting feels fulfilling and continues to feel fulfilling, it's worth it to me.

Me Think Feel Long Worth Acting

I try to swim once or twice a week. I basically hold my breath for, like, 12 laps, down and back, to kind of expand my lungs so that I can have better breathing when it comes down to two-minute drives where you've got to play a lot of plays all in one series and you're hurrying up.

Better Week You Back Down Play

I don't believe in writing people off.

People Writing Believe Off

Gun skill is never the main reason why someone is talented at a game. It's literally their decision making.

Decision Game Gun Someone Skill Why

Lardini is my go-to tailor. They work with me on a lot of personal things, which is nice.

Work Me Nice Personal Tailor Things

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

Knowledge Step First Step Know First

I really like the idea of being a bit unpredictable. I'm known for being a nice, easy-going person with a straightforward exterior. So I think a bit of me wants to be sort of sly and devious.

Me Think Person Nice Unpredictable

Our ascendancy of the past two centuries - first Europe and then the U.S. - has bred a western-centric mentality: the West is the fount of all wisdom. We think of ourselves as open-minded, but our sense of superiority has closed our minds. We never entertained the idea that China could surpass the U.S.

Wisdom Past Think Never Open-Minded

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