Juxtaposing Synonym Quotes & Sayings

When American citizens pull together, there is little we can't accomplish. — Cory Booker

Marguerite Duras was a very good friend of mine and an intellectual hero. She was also a sort of mother figure. Of course she was an influence. — Claire Denis

A pessimist is someone who has forgotten the joy of beginning. — Marty Rubin

I took an acting class with Louise Lasser, Woody Allen's first wife and co-star in many movies. I've done some other indie films, if you look on the YouTube. I love acting - it's great. — Gary Shteyngart

You believe that you live in the world, where in fact the world lives within you. — Deepak Chopra

If I were to measure my successes by the mistakes that I have made & only focus on the lessons that were learned along the way, then that in itself overall, would be a positive step in the right direction. — Christine Upton

The end result of my personal story is that I became a really good drummer, and I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn't have without this really tough conductor and this really cutthroat hostile environment I was in. — Damien Chazelle

I got gold in one hand and mud in the other ... In the end it's the same for all of us we go out the same way we came in ... alone — Saira Viola

The "magic if" is a tool invented by Stanislavski, the father of acting craft, is to help an actor make appropriate choices. Essentially, the "magic if" refers to the answer to the question, "What would I do if I were this character in this situation?" Note that the question is not "What would I do if I were in this situation?" What you would do may be very different from what the character would do. Your job, based on your analysis of the script, the scene, and the given circumstances regarding the who of your character, is to decide what he or she would do. — Bruce Miller

If we timidly submit to tyranny, we will never have the chance to test our wings. — Terry Goodkind

Eavesdropping, Mother?' Ramses inquired.
'It is a shameful habit, but cursed useful,' I said, quoting something he had once said, and was rewarded by one of his rare and rather engaging smiles. — Elizabeth Peters