Ralph W. Sockman Quotes
When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'
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I find the stuff that is exciting to me are the films coming out of Taiwan and Iran and France. So I have the feeling I'm not making the films that American distributors want to make.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I used to hate reading my old work, but now I'm rather fond of it. I quite like going through it in the hope of making it better.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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Steve Jobs is the most epic entrepreneur of all time. He served as a guiding light for any emerging businessperson who wanted to learn how things should get done. He'll be looked at as one of the best business leaders of all time, and certainly one of the best tech entrepreneurs.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I've worked with lots of musicians - like Tina Turner - and I love when they go in front of the fitting mirror and do their thing, pose, dance. I love that moment!
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When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
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Most superhero characters we see these days are from foreign countries. I would like to play a superhero that shows off Korean power.
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You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorising rather than being real.
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I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
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Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the bottom of important issues.
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Sound-wise, I'm really limitless in the way I write songs. Whatever comes out, comes out. Every song is completely different.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward.
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Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
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My experience is that you can't possibly win against whatever the tidal wave is that's coming at you.
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Every project has to stand on its own. It's a different identity within each project, and I feel like that's the way it should be.
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When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'
