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Tragedy is a great storytelling form. It worked extremely well for Shakespeare. It worked extremely well for Jim Cameron with 'Titanic.'
Carlton Cuse
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Life must be considered sui generis; it is not a form of energy, nor can it be expressed in terms of something else.
Oliver Joseph Lodge
We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Essentially a joke is creating an idea, whether sonic or visual, whether it's something musical or a traditional joke.
Reggie Watts
I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
Kanye West
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I think the institution of marriage is a great idea, but for me it's just an idea.


Lara Flynn Boyle
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Me, I've concentrated on music pretty much to the exclusion of other things.


Lou Reed
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I see that idea that we need a new form as something critical. I mean, we do need to invent and not be benchmarking all the time. That's important to me.
William McDonough
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If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had some great new idea for line breaks and I used it in a poem, but it's really not right for that poem, but I wanted it, that would be distorting.
Sharon Olds
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I stumbled on a joke idea and style that worked, the audience went with it and, from that moment on, I was hooked. It's an amazing feeling.
Marcus Brigstocke
Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.
Naveen Jain
I have had nothing to do in any way, shape or form with the mailing of these anthrax letters, and it is extremely wrong for anyone to contend or suggest that I have.
Steven Hatfill
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I still love a well-crafted joke. Twitter's been great for that.


Kyle Kinane
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The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it's always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.
Suze Orman
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Often I choose characters who express not my best self, but the sides of me I haven't developed or haven't expressed.
Kate Christensen
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I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea.
Milton Avery
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Sometimes my colleagues joke and call me Hannah.


Hanoi Hannah
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Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.
Dexter Gordon
I love doing great entertainment, but I like the joke to be on me. I don't want to take advantage of some poor person and dog 'em out and let the chips fall.
Terry Crews
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Just as the water of a river near its mouth, in its final form, is composed largely of many tributaries, so an idea, in its final form, is composed largely of later additions.
Willy Ley
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