#given

The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#disappearing #europe #generation #generations #given

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#already #because #does #external #fiction

The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know. ↗

— Gene Barry

#attitude #creates #given #guess #guys

A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture. ↗

— Peter Bart

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Dancers are stripped enough onstage. You don't have to know more about them than they've given you already. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#already #dancers #enough #given #know

I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career. ↗

— Angela Bassett

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I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti. ↗

— Mario Batali

#eyes #forgiveness #happen #i #iron

The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents. ↗

— Henry Walter Bates

#anarchy #city #coloured #elated #english

Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings. ↗

— Kathy Bates

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A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms. ↗

— Gregory Bateson

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