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Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object. ”
Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God. ”
Film is an editor's medium. You can create very good raw material and they can make it horrible, or you can do not so well and they can make it beautiful. You don't really know. ”
Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what's going on, the movie should work. ”
I get all fired up about aging in America. ”
To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies. ”
It's a rare combination to have someone who can write songs and sing well. ”
I don't know what silence sounds like anymore. ”
I like all the families in the U.K. But what I like about the idea of the royal family is... they seem like they're well educated and there's something admirable about them. And the Queen... she reminds me of my grandma. ”
Yes... well, I used to have a pilot's license. ”