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You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which

You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think its irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of. – Tony Kushner

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I feel theres a power in theatre, but its an indirect power. Its like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you cant afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about. – Tony Kushner

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The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that Lincoln is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, weve actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincolns presidency thats somewhat original. – Tony Kushner

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In a way, film and television are in the same sort of traumatic trance that print journalism is. The technology has outpaced our comprehension of its implications. – Tony Kushner

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You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. – Woodrow Wilson

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I hope I didnt bore you too much with my life story. – Elvis Presley

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When one takes action for others, ones own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Im thrilled to continue my partnership with U by Kotex for Generation Know while helping to empower girls. Ive always been a motivational resource for my younger sisters and hope I can positively impact and inspire other young girls too. – Khloe Kardashian

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The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another. – J. Frank Dobie

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If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too. – W. Somerset Maugham

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I dont mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something Im good at. I do what I do and thats it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it. – Henry Rollins

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We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for. – Johann von Goethe

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