Mark White Quotes
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I think the greatest privilege you have as an artist is time to nurture what you want to make; that's super luxurious. For you to rush into something, that doesn't feel fun to me. I'm living life in order to be able to write about it.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not.
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It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.
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Great books are rare.
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A triathlon is on my bucket list. I started training a long time ago, and my life took a different turn: Things happen; work happens. I will definitely accomplish that at some point!
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Actually, I don't ever think there will be a men-only team of leadership in the Labour party again. People would look at it and say, 'What? Are there no women in the party to be part of the leadership? Do men want to do it all themselves?' It just won't happen again.
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Long-format television is a better way to tell a female story.
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You don't want to influence the same system you are trying to forecast.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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I love doing a film with a new bunch of people.
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The point of painting is not really deception or imitation.
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There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted.
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Ambitious men never believe others aren’t the same.
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With rue my heart is ladenFor golden friends I had,For many a rose-lipt maidenAnd many a lightfoot lad.By brooks too broad for leapingThe lightfoot boys are laid;The rose-lipt girls are sleepingIn fields where roses fade.
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I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it.
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You can be born into privilege, or you can not be born into privilege. You can be born into the opposite extreme and into poverty. I think from there on, though, you really do have to make your luck.
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People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
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When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.
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I'm not going to single individuals out but Yakubu has missed loads of great chances.
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I was exposed to jazz early on.
