- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moment Quotes
Staying present, one moment at a time.
This set of moment quotes includes a reflection on searching for clear definitions in matters of faith, alongside a described moment of sudden clarity after being chosen for a major project. Another simply savors the pleasure of remembering shared moments together. Related reflections continue in our Love quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite moment of the whole thing was when John Belushi suggested that I get a hold of all the blues records I could so I could research the music.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
My motivation at the moment is around knowing how it feels to turn a business around, and I can't wait to have that feeling again.
- Betrayal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Slavery was the betrayal of the American Promise at the moment that promise was made.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often a performance can be judged not by a movie's strongest moment but by its weakest, especially when it's the picture's crucial scene.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents always got a kick out of my art. I was always able to make them laugh. As I got older, I remember the thrill I got when I graduated from making my classmates laugh to making adults laugh. Kind of a watershed moment.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't waste a moment of energy looking around at what other people are doing.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending - the punch line - in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing to follow what had seemed a reasonable train of thought. Many jokes involve that simple matter of leaping outside what had appeared to be the rules of the game at the moment.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people seemed to have found a way out of the sectarian division of the country.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Robert Downey Jr. doesn't work out like us regular folks. Adulation bathes him from the moment he arrives at his Los Angeles martial arts studio.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 13, my parents bought me a mini snooker set for my birthday. From the moment I first held a cue in my hands, I was transfixed.
- Pleasure
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- Nov 07, 2020
First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can write and I like to keep moving around. The moment I find myself falling into a necessary routine, I change it. I'd rather not accumulate superstitions.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020