Quotes 21 till 40 of 617.
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'Tis the maddest trick a man can ever play in his whole life, to let his breath sneak out of his body without any more ado, and without so much as a rap o'er the pate, or a kick of the guts; to go out like the snuff of a farthing candle, and die merely of the mulligrubs, or the sullens.
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...there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant exploitation and oppression.
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A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we don't bury our dead. When you think it's out of your system, your daughter sees it on television and says, My father is an idiot.
Culture and Commitment, 1929-1945 (1973) -
A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there - that of the pulse, the heart beat.
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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
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A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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A good soldier, like a good horse, cannot be of a bad color.
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A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.
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A Judge may be a farmer; but he is not to geld his own pigs. A Judge may play a little at cards for his own amusement; but he is not to play at marbles, or chuck farthing in the Piazza.
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A lot of people said to me, 'Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!'
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A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.
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A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.
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A play visibly represents pure existing.
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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Actors will always tell you it's more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it's criminals who are the people who don't care. There's something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn't care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don't have to worry about the consequences of your actions.
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