Jack Zipes Quotes

What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly the myths, which emanated from all cultures, had a huge influence on the development of the modern fairy tale.

Jack Zipes

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I went to the Lake District to see what kind of a country it could be that would produce a Wordsworth.

John Burroughs

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I've been working at performing for five years now. I've been working in Australia and Spain and England. When I was only 15 or 16, 1 was performing in bars; I could have had legal problems, but it's also the only way to get to know what music is all about.

Andy Gibb

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I'll never get a Humanitas Award, but I'll have fun.

John Requa

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My parents are aging and there are difficult issues. It's strange to have children at the beginning of life and parents nearing the end.

Amy Waldman

LifeChildrenBeginningParentsEnd

I've never been in a bad play. There might have been bad productions and I might have been bad in them, but I've never been in a play that wasn't interesting or worthwhile doing on some level.

Stephen Rea

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I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.

Mika Brzezinski

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Basically, what happened was, I had moved out to Los Angeles, I was pretty damn lazy and I put on some pounds.

Jason Biggs

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Children have very sharp powers of observation - probably sharper than adults - yet at the same time their emotional reactions are murky and much more primitive.

Donna Tartt

ChildrenTimeObservationMoreSame

I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel.

Cher

GoodMenThinkBetterFeelLook

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

Conrad Hall

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Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.

CM Punk

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The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.

Clarence Darrow

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