"I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being."

-- Elizabeth Strout

#Mean Quotes #Sitting Quotes #Actors Quotes

“To truly love is to have the courage to walk away and let the other person who wishes to be free go no matter how much it hurts.”
“The applause of all but very good men is no more than the precise measure of their possible hostility.”

Source : Alec Guinness (1998). “My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor”, Penguin Mass Market
“what society requires from art ... is that it function as an early warning system.”

Source : Elizabeth Janeway (1974). “Between Myth and Morning: Women Awakening”, New York : Morrow, 1974, 1975 printing.
“Never eat while doing something else, because you won't get the satisfaction from your food and you'll be more likely to overeat.”
“A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, (or by any other name indicating his true character,) or by millions, calling themselves a government.”

Source : Lysander Spooner (1867). “No Treason: No. 1-”, p.7
“Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things for which there is no evidence. This makes religion's intrusion into the political sphere all the more troubling.”
“A good song and good musicians can really move mountains.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to.”

Source : "Rik Mayall: Forever young". Interview with Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2000.

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