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The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.

Samuel Johnson, Sir John Hawkins (1787). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets, concluded. Miscellaneous lives”, p.585

I've worked with actors who tell everyone what to do in the scene - that makes me go pretty atomic.

Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2013.

Physical courage in whatever scene ... seems to hinge on whether the individual can feel he is fighting for others as well as himself.

Rollo May (1998). “Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence”, p.176, W. W. Norton & Company

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Stinky says women should be obscene but not heard.

Stranger in a Strange Land ch. 35 (1961).

My philosophy is that the people around us are there doing as much work if not more work behind the scenes and they're the last people you would ever be unkind to, so I hope I'm not a diva off stage.

"Gov. Walker on CPAC, record in Wisconsin; Rep. Scalise talks DHS funding fight". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. March 1, 2015.