The teacher must be an actor, an artist,passionately in love with his work.
ANTON CHEKHOVThe task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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