- Edwin Hubbel Chapin
(12/29/1814 – 12/26/1880)
US clergyman
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"Genius is nothing but continued attention."
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"Neutral men are the devil's allies."
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| "It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it." |  |
"'Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it,' said the Philosopher."
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"[Adlai] Stevenson was a man who could never make up his mind whether he had to go to the bathroom or not."
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"I thought she was a Method Actress. Afterwards somebody informed me that she was merely a manic-depressive."
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| "Painless preaching is as good a term as any for what we do." |  |
"All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other."
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"Mick Jagger—isn't he that motorcycle rider?"
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