David Mamet Quotes
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I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.
Taylor Schilling -
I think there's no greater healing power than music.
Irvin Mayfield -
There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
Malcolm Wallop -
Power is the by-product of understanding.
Jacob Bronowski -
I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff.
Ziad Doueiri -
'Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case,' 'The Secret of the Old Clock,' 'Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret,' 'Flowers in the Attic,' 'Gone With the Wind' - these are the books that defined my childhood. They thrilled me. They made me feel like I wasn't alone in the world.
Karin Slaughter
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
Vernon Howard -
I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.
Patrick Rothfuss -
Of course, I want to look the best I can, but I am playing characters that should match my age, and the women and the material that I am interested in are usually going through something. I have to be able to live in my face and tell the story of the character I've taken on.
Naomi Watts -
To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models.
Aaron Ciechanover -
The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
Felipe VI of Spain -
The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
Daniel Craig
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
Hanoi Hannah -
Entrepreneurship is seen as if you're in Silicon Valley or New York City and starting an app business or a social-media business, which is cool. But what we really have to focus on is people who make things, and how can we fund them, and how can we encourage people to stay in their community and make a difference in their community.
Hamdi Ulukaya -
Dance has always been my passion, and I love it.
Madhuri Dixit -
When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
Wendy Kopp -
I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
Kate Mulgrew -
My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.
Irving Layton
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When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
Tahmoh Penikett -
Ninety percent of the day is working out. Sometimes I get my nails done and go to the grocery store.
Lindsey Vonn -
People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.
Yelawolf -
Of course it was difficult accepting the change in TV trends. It all ended quite early for me. I was in my mid-30s, and I hadn't achieved everything I wanted. There's nothing on TV for people like me anymore. All they want are new young faces.
Bobby Davro -
You go in the weight room and you lift weights and you do all these things to strengthen your body. This is strengthening your mind. When you can stay focused and you can use that focus to always come back with your breath to center yourself, so that you're kind of floating in the moment, in the spirit.
Phil Jackson -
Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.
David Mamet