Quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human histor

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. Its a collective process. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Making checklists of things youre looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee youll be alone forever. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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While Im not a celebrity, its such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Every day Ive got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know – the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so youd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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For most of our history, no one dared to tell Americans, you dont build that. – Rand Paul

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The upward course of a nations history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women. – Queen Elizabeth II

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It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence. – Joyce Carol Oates

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Historical investigation has for its aim to fix the order and character of events throughout past time and in all places. The task is frankly superhuman. – George Santayana, The Life of Reason

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Those expressions are omitted which can not with propriety be read aloud in the family. – Thomas Bowdler

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