John Simon quotes
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“Activating oxygen can produce compounds called radicals that put oxidative stress on cells. Such stress could ultimately lead to cancer and other diseases.”
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“The pressure on language to deteriorate does not come merely from below, from the "democratic" lev-elers. It comes also from above, from the fancy jar-gonmongers, idle game players, fashionable coteries for second-rate intellectuals.”
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“Robert Creely's poems have two main characteristics. 1) They are short; 2) they are not short enough.”
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“Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses.”
-- John SimonSource : "Michael Billington on actors" by Michael Billington, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2012.
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“It's hard to lose when your standards are so low.”
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“If you love language, it will love you back.”
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“The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, its chances of prevailing are slim. Yet it exists, and its mere existence is reason enough for not wiping the name of mankind off the slate.”
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“Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, whereas technique without much artistry can still dazzle us in the manner of the circus or sports arena translated to a higher plane. Though the perfect blend of the two elements is the consummation devoutly to be wished, the real enemy of good ballet is not the slight preponderance of one or the other but the prevalence of pantomime--the turning of dance into second-rate theater.”
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“Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.”
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“People are looking around. They are looking to do something with their time and money. The question is, what?”
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“This case is just as racist as the fictional, but unfortunately all too typical case, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.”
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“Retailing is a unique destination. What you need is stronger critical mass.”
-- John Simon
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