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“You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep.”

Quote by Alan Cumming

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Alan Cumming, born on January 27, 1965, is a British actor known for his exceptional performances in theater, film, and television. He is particularly recognized for his role in the film 'Amélie' and in the 'Harry Potter' film series. Cumming has been praised for his unique acting style and diverse range of roles. more

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“I can negate everything of that part of me that lives on vague nostalgias, except this desire for unity, this longing to solve, this need for clarity and cohesion. I can refute everything in this world surrounding me that offends or enraptures me, except this chaos, this sovereign chance and this divine equivalence which springs from anarchy. I don't know whether this world has meaning that transcends it. But I know that I do not know that meaning and that it is impossible for me just now to know it. What can a meaning outside my condition mean to me? I can understand only in human terms.”

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“A symbol always transcends the one who makes use of it and makes him say in reality more than he is aware of expressing.”

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Book:The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world; yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky.”

Knows World Way Believe Hard Sky Blue Crash Existential Blue Sky Hard To Believe Recurring Pestilence

Book:The plague: translated from the French

Source: The plague: translated from the French

“The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.”

Writing Originals Editing Refrain Imitating Imitating Others

Author:François-René de Chateaubriand

“The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see more clearly, and scratches everything on which she can lay her paw.”

Needs May Wisdom Sleep Animal Please Cat Lays Scratches Paws

Author:François-René de Chateaubriand

“One is not superior merely because one sees the world as odious.”

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Author:François-René de Chateaubriand

“Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.”

Politician Civilization Following Forests Desert Ecology Deforestation

Author:François-René de Chateaubriand

“I don't write, I build a rhyme.”

Author:Kool Moe Dee

“A lot of the old-school artists didn’t even respect what’s being called freestyle now... any emcee coming off the top of the head wasn’t really respected. The sentiment was emcees only did that if they couldn’t write. The coming off the top of the head rhymer had a built-in excuse to not be critiqued as hard”

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Author:Kool Moe Dee

“For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don't think you're very good at it - which is rubbish. You're missing out here.”

Thinking Seems Missing Example Very Good Reluctant Rubbish Missing Out

Author:Alan Cumming