"[We need] someone bold, to put himself at the head of the disaffected and rally them against the oppressor. Some great character who could captivate the people... someone wise who could direct the actions of an unbridled and floating multitude."

-- Jean-Paul Marat

#Wise Quotes #Character Quotes #People Quotes

“English words are like prisms. Empty, nothing inside, and still they make rainbows.”

Source : Denis Johnson (2003). “Already Dead: A California Gothic”, p.27, Harper Collins
“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.”
“He looked gravely at the king. "It isn't an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don't know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself. But no matter, Your Majesty. You are revealed at last." The king looked down at his nakedness and back at the captain. "Was that a joke?" he asked.”
“The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.”
“Baseball, like some other sports, poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying.”
“Theater is about interpretation and what an actor and what a director brings to a piece too. I'm open to it every time I work with a director and a group of actors. I have to be open to that interpretation. I'm not one of those hysterical playwrights that come and say, "This is not what I intended to do." It's one rendition of the piece.”
“In California, of all places, entertainment is the key to a vibrant economy. If we do not develop young adults capable of entering that world, the financial base of this state is sure to suffer and impact all of us.”
“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”

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