#lit

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#behave #courtesy #find #gentleness #heart

I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules. ↗

— Charlotte Whitton

#effective #i #literally #molecules #movement

For 73 years a totalitarian regime ruled the country. Totalitarian regime. ↗

— Aleksandr Lebed

#regime #ruled #totalitarian #years

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#ability #artistic #both #burning #eat

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#between #consenting #consenting adults #curtail #department

You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#eyes #memories #reality #you #your

But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent. ↗

— Patrice Leconte

#because #complacent #crew #exact #feel

Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#am #dosage #figure #i #i am

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#being #civility #contain #depends #individuals

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself. ↗

— Ang Lee

#being honest #big #big issue #commit #honest