"I do have a tendency to invest inanimate objects with human qualities."

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Matthea Harvey

#Quality Quotes #Inanimate Objects Quotes #Tendencies Quotes

“prophecies do not alter fate, only confirm it.”
“African-American women are the most loyal constituency of the Democratic Party, and we need to do more to make sure that we engage them, that we don't take them for granted. We need to be there. And again, I keep thinking about that woman I met in Detroit shortly after my election, who said, "You've got to stop showing up every fourth October and telling me that you care."”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“You hope for that with anything, but with a TV show, the writer and the actor being the right mix are more important than the actual writing of the pilot because you hope it's something that can have a long life.”

Source : "Exclusive: Director Jake Kasdan Talks BAD TEACHER, FRIENDS WITH KIDS, THE NEW GIRL and Dewey Cox". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 21, 2011.
“Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.”

Source : Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
“There's a real rebirth in the artistic community to stand up for what you believe in.”

Source : Source: www.billboard.com
“Adults tend to repress their pleasure. Sad to say, I think we become adults only through disappointment, grief, and lies. So of course gradually we become tough, less sensitive.”
“Acting is a sport. On stage you must be ready to move like a tennis player on his toes. Your concentration must be keen, your reflexes sharp; your body and mind are in top gear, the chase is on. Acting is energy. In the theatre people pay to see energy.”
“It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all. We should long ago have become angels had we been capable of paying attention to the experience of art, and allowing ourselves to be changed in accordance with the ideals it expresses. Art only has the capacity, through shock and catharsis, to make the human soul receptive to good. Itâ€™s ridiculous to imagine that people can be taught to be goodâ€¦Art can only give food â€“ a jolt â€“ the occasion â€“ for psychical experience.”

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