“There's always a place for the angry young man with his fist in the air and his head in the sand. He's never been able to learn from mistakes, he can't understand why his heart always breaks.” MenHeartAbleYoungMistakeEducationBreakAirAngryYoung ManSandFistsLearning From Mistakes Author:Billy Joel
“The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to governmental penalties.” PeopleGovernmentAblePoliticalLyingCausesInterestMistakeLibertyOrganizationPenaltiesPeople Lie Author:Hugo Black
“It's a mistake and misconception to think that one has to state everything clearly and simply for the audience to be able to follow the character, and this is what is bringing American cinema down from its position in the classic golden period. There's this misapprehension that the audience is not smart.” ThinkingStatesCharacterAbleMistakeAudiencePositionPeriodsSmartGoldenCinemaClassicMisconception Author:Asghar Farhadi
“People who have a seeking heart still make mistakes. But their reaction to rebuke and correction shows the condition of that heart. It determines what God is able to do with them in the future.” PeopleHeartStillsShowsAbleMistakeConditionsDetermineSeekingReactionsMaking MistakesCorrectionsRebukeGod Is Able Book:Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Source: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
“As actors you're always afraid to go too far but Lasse Hallstrom wants you to go too far. He wants you to do it wrong, to be over-the-top, and that's so freeing to be able to think 'Now I can try and be bad'. There's no pressure on you and you don't feel you can make a mistake.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingI CanAbleActorsMistakePressureOver The TopNo Pressure Author:Channing Tatum
“In playwriting, you've got to be able to write dialogue. And if you write enough of it and let it flow enough, you'll probably come across something that will give you a key as to structure. I think the process of writing a play is working back and forth between the moment and the whole. The moment and the whole, the fluidity of the dialogue and the necessity of a strict construction. Letting one predominate for a while and coming back and fixing it so that eventually what you do, like a pastry chef, is frost your mistakes, if you can.” IfsThinkingGivingWritingEnoughPlayWholeMomentsAbleProcessMistakeKeysFlowStructureDialogueConstructionChefStrictComing BackBack And ForthFixingFrostPastriesFluidityPlaywritingPastry Chef Author:David Mamet
“Whereas, according to the declaration of that true man of the world Talleyrand, the use of language is to conceal the thoughts; this is to declare in the present instance, when I say I am not able to bear much talking, it means really, and without any mistake, or equivocation, or oblique meaning, or implication, or subterfuge, or omission, that I am not able; being at present rather weak in the head, and able to work no more.” MenWorldMeanUseAbleLanguageMistakeTalkingBearsWeakInstanceDeclarationImplicationsOmissionTrue ManUse Of LanguageSubterfuge Author:Michael Faraday
“I love acting. I love stage work, more than anything. It's just live. It's right there in front of you. If you make a mistake, they know it and you know it. I won't do anything where I feel like I'm just making a fool out of myself. By doing that, I'm able to rise to my highest potential.” IfsKnowsFeelsAbleActingMistakeStageFrontsFoolHighestJust Live Author:Mike Tyson
“There's a lot we should be able to learn from history. And yet history proves that we never do. In fact, the main lesson of history is that we never learn the lessons of history. This makes us look so stupid that few people care to read it. They'd rather not be reminded. Any good history book is mainly just a long list of mistakes, complete with names and dates. It's very embarrassing.” PeopleShouldLooksLongBookFactsCareAbleNamesMistakeStupidLessonsProveListsEmbarrassingHistory BooksGood History Book:The Big Picture: An American Commentary Source: The Big Picture: An American Commentary
“It will be my birthday on Tuesday. Last year, I reached the painful conclusion that there wasn't enough time left to read every book ever written. This year, my gloomy realisation is even more painful - I will not be able to correct everyone's mistakes before I depart.” YearsBookEnoughAbleLastsLeftLanguageMistakeWrittenPainfulConclusionLast YearEnough TimeGloomyTuesdayMy BirthdayRealisationTime Left Author:Daniel Finkelstein