Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
Originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.
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I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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One of two historically African American communities that sprang up along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after emancipation, North Gulfport has always been a place where residents have had fewer civic resources than those extended to other outlying communities.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
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Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.
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Well, I am obsessive about my work. I throw myself in all the way.
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I like the sound of a Silvertone amp for myself. It's kind of cleaner guitar sounds when necessary, maybe a little less metal-sounding. But it really doesn't matter what amp I play through; it's really the way I voice chords and play guitar, how I strike the strings.
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I confess to being a CNN junkie. And when I'm driving, it's all NPR all the time.
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What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.
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The problem with independent films is that they can be hit or miss. I've seen scripts that have blown me away. But there have to be all the right ingredients in place to make them work: the director, cast, publicity, distribution.
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Originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.
