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At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.

Orson Welles

The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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Expression Ideal Perfection Reality
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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End Forever Human Nature Original
Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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Inspirational Motivational Possible Thinking
A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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Born Choice Death Himself Man Philosophy
I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God.
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Act Carry God Opinion Pray Sex
I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Experiment Myself
Paris is the playwright’s delight. New York is the home of directors. London, however, is the actor’s city, the only one in the world. In London, actors are given their head.
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Actor Director Home Movie Play Respect World Worth
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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Absence Art Enemy Limitation
I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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Artist Hate Himself Ideas Myself Passion Thinking Time
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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Acceptance Break Law Normal People Society
I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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Army Artist Movie Need Pen Writing
We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.
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Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments

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