"Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me."

-- Alan Ladd

#Acting Quotes #Gimmicks Quotes

“It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions.”

Source : Paul Klee, Jürg Spiller (1992). “Paul Klee Notebooks: The thinking eye”, Overlook Pr
“Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient.”
“Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.”
“Art is viable when it finds elements in the surrounding environment. Our ancestors drew their subject matter from the religious attitudes which weighed on their souls. We must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles around us.”
“I trust the time is nigh when, with the universal assent of civilized people, all international differences shall be determined without resort to arms by the benignant processes of civilization.”

Source : Chester A. Arthur's second annual message to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, December 4, 1882.
“We thank those Senators, both Republican and Democrat, who stood firm against tremendous pressure from the Bush administration, pro-drilling members of Congress and their allies in the oil industry. They recognize that the budget is an inappropriate place to decide controversial national policy matters like America's energy policy. We urge all members of Congress to remain steadfast in their belief that the vast, unspoiled wilderness of America?s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is more than a line item in the Federal Budget.”
“The first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.”
“A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.”

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