Act500 Quotes & Sayings

When I act, I hear it like music. In my head, I hear the dialogue like music. — Nicolas Cage

[Heraclitus' language] dispenses with lightness and artificial decoration, foremost out of disgust for humanity and out of [his own] defiant feeling. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The symphony had its origin not in instrumental forms like the concerto grosso, as one might have expected, but in the overture of early Italian opera. The overture, or sinfonia, as it was called, as perfected by Alessandro Scarlatti consisted of three parts: fast-slow-fast, thus presaging the three movements of the classical symphony. — Aaron Copland

A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom. — Robert A. Heinlein

Who keeps putting alcohol in my alcohol? — Tara Sivec

In our house, the word of Louis B. Mayer became the law. — Judy Garland

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity. — Hal David

Failure is only an experience. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Fear screams; faith whispers! — Evinda Lepins

There are no Territories to light out for, not in this century. It was no longer easy to become the new you. New or old, you were already you. — Donald E. Westlake

Now, I was well aware that certain sports required certain modes of dress for protection, but I failed to see how wearing a sleeveless blouse on the course qualified as a safety hazard. God forbid the sight of my bare shoulders should send male golfers into a tizzy, knocking balls everywhere. — Kelley Armstrong