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Magical realism is based on magical magic, that is, the happening of things that cannot be explained by the characters and are not explained by the author.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about magic, things

Lenin said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics.

Quote by Warren Beatty about politics, people

It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's...

It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening.

Quote by Eminem about miracle

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes...

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.

Quote by Mel Gibson about fasting

When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth...

Quote by Salma Hayek about end, fight, nothing

I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could...

I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.

Quote by Whitney Houston about wish

If it hadn't been for some disastrous things happening in...

If it hadn't been for some disastrous things happening in Europe, I wouldn't be here to tell the tale.

Quote by Billy Joel about things, fairy tales

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Quote by Elton John about danger, country, people

If you can think clearly, know exactly what's happening, ...

If you can think clearly, know exactly what's happening, and have total control of a situation in combat, then you're not in combat.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war

As the global nature of work and contacts evolves, we will have a hierarchy of cities. There will be Sydney as the global city the concentration of wealth, which is happening now, concentration of very well-paid work.

Quote by Susan Oliver about nature, concentration, hierarchy, wealth, city, work

So Barbara wanted to be where things were happening, ...

So Barbara wanted to be where things were happening, wanted to have opinions, wanted to express them, and wanted to live every moment of her life.

Quote by Ted Olson about happiness, moment, things, life

The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening.

Quote by Brian De Palma about happiness, teaching, school, idea, film, real estate, people

Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening.

Quote by Brian De Palma about moment, time

I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake.

Quote by Gordon Parks about opinion, people, bad luck, thinking, bad, things

The arts are an even better barometer of what is...

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

Quote by Hendrik Willem van Loon about art, world

Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality,... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.

Quote by Walter John Matthau about film, personality, couple, actors, life

I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening.

Quote by Alexander Fleming about medicine, workers, influence, advice, chance

Almost all misfortunes are coming from the false ideas we have about what is happening to us. Let's know people profoundly, judging events is only a big step towards happiness. Journal

Quote by Stendhal about life, events, happiness, people

Far Away: Who would've had so much darkness To be, to have been said? Who sees how death comes In my spirit the grim reaper? Night falls from somewhere, far away, Moving the ray from darkness into my temple The demon runs, splitting...

Quote by Aura Christi about poetry, hunger, air, word, earth, time, night, books, home, death

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