"...I have never known a movement in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm. Indeed, I have sometimes felt that the very people associated with various uplifting activities in the theater are people who are astoundingly lacking in idealism."

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Source : Minnie Maddern Fiske, Alexander Woollcott (1917). “Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production”

Minnie Maddern Fiske

#Uplifting Quotes #People Quotes #Movement Quotes

“There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Random, meaningless groups can adopt an us-versus-them mentality.”
“When you've found another soul who see's in to your own...take good care of each other..and remember to be kind..”
“We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops.”

Source : Interview with John Taylor, www.dailymail.co.uk. September 1, 2012.
“The hardest thing for a musician to learn is how to play WITH people. That's what made the Basie rhythm section.”
“I can sort of will that stuff to happen to me if I put myself in the right headspace. Then I can actually get to a space where it won't just be one song that comes through, but a series of them.”
“People have a pathway to citizenship right now- It's to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a family relationship, if they have a job skill that allows them to do that, they can obtain citizenship.”

Source : "Meet The Virginian Shaping The House GOP's Immigration Plan" by David Welna, www.npr.org. February 21, 2013.
“The business of business is business.”

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