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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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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amazing
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If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does a decent job. And I think no one would disagree with me that it also makes a ton of bad movies and employs a bunch of hacks. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically – if the past was so great, how come its history? – Julie Burchill

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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm. – Calvin Coolidge

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Stern accuracy in inquiring, bold imagination in describing, these are the cogs on which history soars or flutters and wobbles. – Thomas Carlyle

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People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you arent here to enjoy them, what good do they do? – Eric Davis

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