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Octavio Paz Quotes

Literatures, like trees and plants, are born of a land and in it flourish and die. But literatures, also like plants, may be carried abroad to take root in a foreign soil.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: mexican
Birth: March 31, 1914 - April 19, 1998

Topics

Plants Trees Die Born Soil Land

I've been very lucky because I've gotten to work with some incredible actors.

Jeremy Strong

Work Lucky Because Been Incredible

George Pal had total control, and he was there on the set every day. You never met a more charming man in your entire lifetime - what a lovely gentleman.

Ann Robinson

Day Man Control Gentleman You Never

When people agree with you, they'll just like it and keep it moving, but when people don't agree with you, that's when they come for your whole neck.

Amanda Seales

People Moving You Neck Keep Agree

The interesting thing about Cleopatra is that she is such a shape-shifter. I mean through history we've all molded her to our times and our places. So there's room for a movie for her, but I don't think it will hew to the book.

Stacy Schiff

History Book Think Interesting She

Everyone sees something different in 'Endgame': a biblical apocalypse, a portrait of painful co-dependency, a confession of guilt and dignity in the face of death, a night of baffling hopelessness, a meaningless babble. Each interpretation reveals an absurd truth - not about the play, but about the person watching it.

Simon McBurney

Truth Death Night Face Portrait

Fair use is always going to be a gray area, and it should be. We need to allow for things we can't see yet.

Robin Gross

Gray Fair Need Always See Going

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

Mike Mills

Life Humor Best Me Sadness My Life

I basically just write stream of consciousness to a certain extent. I let the song kind of go where it wants to go.

Julia Holter

Song Go Kind Write Stream Where

That title, is one of the things I fought for. A lot of people said 'But it's stupid, and it's the title of a comedy movie, and people won't take it seriously,' and I'm sure there are some people who still don't. But for the most part, people do see that we really have a quality show.

Joss Whedon

Quality People Stupid Comedy Said

I'm just glad I've had these opportunities to be geeks in some really awesome movies.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Opportunities Movies Awesome Just

It's one of the roles of a lifetime to be able to play someone like Mr. Cochran who was so influential. People knew about his work in regard to police brutality. He was very much a staple in the community - someone who, if there was trouble, people knew, 'Go get Johnnie Cochran.'

Courtney B. Vance

Work Community Police People Someone

Before I had a steady job, I was broke, and I didn't have any money to buy anything, so I would illegally download stuff.

Brendon Urie

Money Job Steady Buy Anything Stuff