"There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable."

-- Earl Weaver

#Stars Quotes #League Quotes #Inevitable Quotes

“To produce pure proletarian art the artist must be at one with the worker; this is impossible, not for political reasons, but because the artist never is at one with any public.”

Source : William Empson (1935). “Some Versions of Pastoral”, p.14, New Directions Publishing
“People need to be inspired. They need to hear and believe a story. If you want them to be self-motivated, you need to engage them.”
“Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself ... Economic freedom is also an indispensable means toward the achievement of political freedom.”
“Legend gathered around him, swirling around him like a great black cloak.”
“I never used to like babies. I'd always thought if a baby were more like a chimpanzee, I'd have one”
“I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I get to talk to great actors about acting and learn.”
“I should say, a piece of advice that was given to me very early on by the principle of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) which is where I went. When he auditioned me, he said, "Your speech, monologue, is fine. It's good. Yeah, I think you have ability but you're making it happen. Don't make it happen, let it happen." And that's a sort of subtle shift I think, as an actor.”

Source : Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 10, 2014.
“Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something.”

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