Stage Quotes - Page 30

• Although our grammar schools are teaching a whole generation computer language to adjust to the technological needs of a Stage II [post survival-focused] society, we have neglected to teach this generation relationship language and conflict resolution skills to address the social and psychological needs of a Stage II society. And when it is taught, in countries like Germany, although called social competence it focuses on workplace teamwork - still on survival, breadwinner oriented work goals.

  Warren Farrell

  Teamwork, Country, Teaching

  "Father and Child Reunion". Book by Warren Farrell, 2001.

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• Nothing in Nature stands still; everything strives and moves forward. If we could only view the first stages of creation, how the kingdoms of nature were built one upon the other, a progression of forward-striving forces would reveal itself in all evolution.

  Johann Gottfried Herder

  Moving, Views, Kingdoms

  "'Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschheit' ('Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man')". Book by Johann Gottfried Herder, translated by T. Churchill. Book 5, 1803.

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• A Christ upon paper, though it were the sacred pages of the Gospel, would have been as powerless to save Christendom as a Christ in fresco; not less feeble than the Countenance which, in the last stages of its decay, may be traced on the wall of the Refectory at Milan. A living Christ is the key to the phenomenon of Christian history.

  Henry Parry Liddon

  Christian, Wall, Keys

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• The Orient that appears in Orientalism, then, is a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into Western learning, Western consciousness, and later, Western empire.... The Orient is the stage on which the whole East is confined. On this stage will appear the figures whose role it is to represent the larger whole from which they emenate. The Orient then seems to be, not an unlimited extension beyond the familiar European world, but rather a closed field, a theatrical stage affixed to Europe.

  Edward Said

  Europe, Orientalism, World

  "Orientalism". Book by Edward W. Said, 1978.

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• As Shakespeare himself knew, the peace, the reconciliation that he created on the stage would not last an hour on the street.

  Edward Bond

  Lasts, Hours, Streets

  Edward Bond (2014). “Bond Plays: 2: Lear; The Sea; Narrow Road to the Deep North; Black Mass; Passion”, p.10, A&C Black

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• Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet.

  Steven Morrissey

  People, Ballet, Kind

  "LA Confidential". "Mojo" Magazine, April 2001.

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• Erasmus dramatizes a well-established political position: that of the fool who claims license to criticize all and sundry without reprisal, since his madness defines him as not fully a person and therefore not a political being with political desires and ambitions. The Praise of Folly, therefore sketches the possibility of a position for the critic of the scene of political rivalry, a position not simply impartial between the rivals but also, by self-definition, off the stage of rivalry altogether.

  J. M. Coetzee

  Ambition, Self, Political

  "Erasmus's Praise of Folly: Rivalry and Madness". Neophilologus Journal, 1992.

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• Secretly, the Bush administration is pursuing a policy to expand NAFTA politically, setting the stage for a North American Union designed to encompass the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. What the Bush administration truly wants is the free, unimpeded movement of people across open borders with Mexico and Canada.

  Jerome Corsi

  People, Borders, Mexico

  "North American Union to Replace USA?" by Jerome Corsi, humanevents.com. May 19, 2006.

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• Like contemporary poetry, philosophy is one of those things, especially at the beginning stages, most people would rather do than study - which is why most of what gets done is so impoverished.

  Samuel R. Delany

  Philosophy, People, Done

  "The Mad Man". Book by Samuel R. Delany, 1994.

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• I’m always looking to top the last match, I’m always looking to entertain the fans and steal the show. Before I always thought that it was a case of opportunities, but I’m learning that it’s all in my control and I just want to keep on doing what I’m doing by giving my best. I’ve got a couple more magical matches left in me and hopefully at some stage, I guess the biggest honour would be going into the TNA Hall of Fame.

  Gail Kim

  Couple, Opportunity, Giving

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• I've always wanted to be in musicals, not just in film, but on stage. I think it's a wonderful medium.

  James Corden

  Thinking, Wonderful, Film

  Source: collider.com

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• My metaphor for acting in movies - not on stage because it's completely different on stage - is to put colors on an easel for the director to paint his own painting with in the editing room, long after I've left. You buy me for red and black, so I better give you really great red and black, but if I can give you purple, pink, green and brown too, I will.

  Scott Glenn

  Color, Purple, Editing

  Source: collider.com

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• I heard the term "mamisma" when describing Speaker of the House [Nancy] Pelosi, how she was speaking from that place which is kind of like a strong mother. Like when your mom says like, "put that down!" you know that is coming from a place of both love and strength. And at this critical stage in human history we need both action and caring.

  Elizabeth Lesser

  Mom, Mother, Strong

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I've had a chance to really stretch and do a lot of different genres. When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.

  Kyle MacLachlan

  Jumping, Focus, Acting

  "Same Vest? Q&A: Kyle MacLachlan on 'Portlandia'". Interview with Paul Schrodt, www.esquire.com. January 4, 2013.

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• I have a personal ritual. Just like 10 minutes before a show, I'll open a beer, just so it feels like I've just arrived at a party. I have a few sips, then we go on stage.

  Ed Robertson

  Party, Beer, Goes On

  Source: www.people.com

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• 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.

  Mike Tyson

  Mistake, Acting, Able

  Source: collider.com

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• There's something mystical and wonderful about being in the room with the actual live performer s on stage that works. In film, it doesn't work so you're dependent on a great director to keep the thing moving along.

  Marshall Brickman

  Moving, Directors, Rooms

  Source: collider.com

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• Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a film actor probably thinks of that a little less. Unfortunately, there's a style of acting going round, especially with the younger actors, where they talk without even moving their lip. Maybe it's because my hearing probably isn't what it was 40 years ago but I'm sitting there going "What did they say"?

  Clint Eastwood

  Moving, Thinking, Years

  Interview with Michael Parkinson, www.theguardian.com. October 6, 2003.

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• It's funny when you write a song - it's easy for me now - but there's almost a second stage where you take control of the song. You start writing it, and if you're not careful, it just finishes itself and it might not be what you wanted. It's very strange, it takes over itself. It has its own life.

  Kate Bush

  Song, Writing, Might

  Interview with Paul Iorio, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 24, 2014.

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• I moved on to the University of California, Berkley, coordinating interpreters for Deaf students at the university. The first year I was at Berkley, we brought in artists, performers, actors, and poets to create a Deaf arts festival. I did a lot of the interpreting for the stage performers. By the second year, I realized that I really liked producing arts festivals that had to do something with signing.

  Jack Jason

  Art, Years, California

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• He[Michael Jackson] had a joy in being alive. There was a joy you felt of him on the stage and making us not just feel good but pushing us against ourselves with the "Man in the Mirror," looking at ourselves critically, "Black or White," what does it mean to get caught in a color as opposed to a rich history and culture?

  Cornel West

  Mean, Men, Mirrors

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.

  Al Pacino

  Earth, Magnet, Basic Things

  "New Again: Al Pacino". Interview with Colleen Kelsey and Julian Schnabel, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 25, 2012.

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• It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.

  Judith Hill

  Dream, Singing, Band

  Source: collider.com

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• I absolutely love being on stage. I live and breathe the stage, and nothing makes me happier, but to perform.

  Judith Hill

  Love Is, Breathe

  Source: collider.com

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• I took the position of organizing 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq war resolution. And I happen to think it was the right position. Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion, and it could rise the casualties could go into the thousands and the costs could go over a half trillion if we stay there for years, as a number of people on this stage intend to see happen.

  Dennis Kucinich

  War, Thinking, Years

  N.H. Democratic Debate, www.foxnews.com. January 23, 2004.

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