Kathleen Kennedy Quotes
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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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I don't think about fights that didn't happen.
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I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
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Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been the chosen champions of freedom!
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don't really call to me because I'm working so much. I've trained myself to stay away from sugar.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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If I had to choose, I'd choose my friends over my career.
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At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root.
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I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money.
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
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Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue to pursue its search for democracy.
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If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.
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I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
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The knowledge of past times and of the places on the earth is both an ornament and nutriment to the human mind.
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It scared me to death to think about improv, but I got hired for a year at Second City in Chicago, which made me nervous, but I found I could improvise. Then I was in a group called the Ace Trucking Company, which we'd do, like, a half hour set of material, then open up for improvisation.
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There I was at 'The Tree of Life' premiere, holding hands with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt. That walk down the red carpet was a real rite of passage for me. Suddenly, journalists began asking, 'Who's this actress?'
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The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.
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It's a real privilege to make movies.
