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I was an only child. Ive known only children. From this experience

I was an only child. Ive known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents. – Jane Smiley

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When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud – 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong? – Jane Smiley

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Somehow, knowing that Alzheimers is coming mocks all ones aspirations – to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a novel can do, to be recognised for ones accomplishments and hard work – in a way that old familiar death does not. – Jane Smiley

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I think its really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what youre going to do. – Liev Schreiber

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Great art – or good art – is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I dont think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different. – Damien Hirst

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Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald. – Navjot Singh Sidhu

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Reading the play at home, however fulfilling, can never be the vivacious experience that Shakespeare intended. – Arthur Smith

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Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Chamfort)

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