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“Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.”
David Mamet
“The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.”
Chuck Noll
“Poring over fragments of other people's lives, peering into their bedrooms when they don't know we're there, we thrill to the glamour and the power of secret knowledge, partly detoxified but also heightened by being shared.”
Patricia Meyer Spacks
“One of life's primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn't hide too well. You mustn't be too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself.”
Jean Baudrillard
“The sounds I had heard seemed worthy to mingle with this bright and perfumed atmosphere, and to thrill the beautiful scenery around me.”
William Cullen Bryant
“I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all, So tell me why should it be true, That I get a kick out of you?”
Cole Porter
“Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.”
Alice Walker
“It's like, wow, she had a baby! That's crazy! I'm overjoyed and thrilled for her,”
Christina Aguilera
“I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.”
Daniel Radcliffe
“The thrill is in the chase, not the quarry”
Proverb