Charlie Sykes Quotes
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I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.
Manuel Puig -
I'm very heterosexual, so dating women is something I'm not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be.
Ranbir Kapoor -
Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
Nathan Kirsh -
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
Vera Wang -
We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woman who's tall, athletic and dark-haired - and an actress who can play the part. That's me. So, I'm coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if 'Wonder Woman' comes together, I want it.
Tanit Phoenix
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
Kara DioGuardi -
I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
Walter Savage Landor -
Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
Lady Gregory -
Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
Samuel Johnson
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
Tatiana Maslany -
If you think the system - not you - but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we're doing will not be attractive.
Hamilton Jordan -
In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
Barbara Corcoran -
Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Not owning a car anymore, I feel like I'm barely an American. I miss it. And I barely ever get to listen to the radio in the car, which is the best place for radio.
Ira Glass -
The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
Wang Jianlin
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I will meet my countrymen. I understand only one language: that they are my countrymen, they are my brothers. You may see with whatever colour you want; Modi will not go into that colour.
Narendra Modi -
Acting is ephemeral. You can't hang it on a wall. You can't throw it off. And you can't bring it out of a closet. It's there one night and it's gone the next, at least with stage acting anyhow.
Charles Durning -
You want your kids to grow with the right culture and values, and the toughest part would be finding out how to instill those values in your kids.
Madhuri Dixit -
I don't think you can get away with putting your talents in a toilet bowl and not having them flushed away. Forever. There is a level of murder of one's soul and of the culture that they're supposed to be feeding vitamins to.
Sean Penn -
As a director on 'The Office,' there's a tremendous weight that comes with directing features. I was being asked to direct a show that had already won an Emmy for Best Comedy. Steve Carell and the cast had already won the Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
Harold Ramis -
Academic culture is not merely indifferent to teaching, it is actively hostile to it.
Charlie Sykes