"It occurs to me that with all the television people watch, most of their acquaintances are actors."
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"HALE, with a tasty love of intellectual pursuit"
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"A little man makes a mistake and they hang him by the thumbs; the big ones become ambassadors."
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"... if you love your country why is it necessary to hate other countries?"
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"The camera has its own kind of consciousness; in the lens the Garden of Eden itself would become ever so slightly too perfect."
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"An idol tells people exactly what to believe, God presents them with choices they have to make for themselves. The difference is far from insignificant; before the idol men remain dependent children, before God they are burdened and at the same time liberated to participate in the decisions of endless creation."
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"The mission of the theatre, after all, is to change, to raise the consciousness of people to their human possibilities."
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"Success, instead of giving freedom of choice, becomes a way of life. There's no country I've been to where people, when you come into a room and sit down with them, so often ask you, "What do you do?" And, being American, many's the time I've almost asked that question, then realized it's good for my soul not to know. For a while! Just to let the evening wear on and see what I think of this person without knowing what he does and how successful he is, or what a failure. We're ranking everybody every minute of the day."
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"Every time I am reading actors I can pretty well tell which ones have studied with Meisner. It is because they are honest and simple and don't lay on complications that aren't necessary."
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"It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves"
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"Willy Loman: I don't want change, I want Swiss cheese!"
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"You cant get very far in this world without your dossier being there first."
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"I came out of a culture in which my uncle, my father - they were all salesmen of one kind or another. My father was a manufacturer. He also, in effect, had to sell that stuff. And if he didn't literally do it, his men did. So, selling was in the air through my boyhood. The whole idea of successfully selling was very important."
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"The need of man to wholly realize himself is the only fixed star."
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"...an everlasting funeral marches round your heart."
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"It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?"
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"Success, instead of giving freedom ofchoice, becomes a way of life."
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"Studies show that a trusting workplace increases employees' level of happiness, work effort, productivity, and engagement. It also provides an environment that encourages open communication and promotes people to share their ideas."
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"I cannot sleep for dreaming; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find you coming through some door."
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"People do look to others for some leadership, and it's not bad for them to supply it when they feel that way."
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