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Journalism is a great profession. It's complicated now. People talk about the demise of investigative reporting. I was a judge in some award contest recently, and the stuff that is being done by major newspapers, and local, regional papers around the country, is great. Newspapers play an amazing role in our society, and I still think they are important. I'm sorry newspaper circulation is down. Ultimately, the importance of newspapers can't be replaced.
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I'm a stage actor. That is what I do.
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Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
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The voice within is what I'm married to. All marriage is a metaphor for that marriage. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from. That's my true partner. It's always there. And to tell you yes when my integrity says no is to divorce that partner.
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The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.
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The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.
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Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings. Following complex story lines stretches our brains beyond the 140 characters of sound-bite thinking, and staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.
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I am moved, shaken, and when it is all over, I look at wonder at what is written or painted.
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I really enjoyed working with New Zealanders as crew members, as teammates. They're great, and it's a beautiful country. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, and I've traveled quite a bit.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
