David O. Russell Quotes
That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.
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When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
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During the decade following the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA, the problem of translation - namely, how genetic information is used to synthesize proteins - was a central topic in molecular biology.
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
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I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card.
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The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.
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I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.
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The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.
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It's all matchups, and I knew that I matched up well against 'Rumble' Johnson.
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We are not thinking machines that feel; rather, we are feeling machines that think.
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The moment you decide that you're a grownup now, and therefore must put away foolish things like staying out all night or cruising down strange highways is the moment you will lose that ineffable glow of youth. If you don't believe me, look around. Study those people who would rather go to shopping malls than dance halls, who think the height of depravity is bidding two no trump with only fifteen points. Every single one of these people has a stringy neck.
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Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.
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For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.
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I learned how to direct by being in the trenches of movies. Getting to be a student from the inside looking out, and if you're a respectful observer you can sponge lots of information. That was my film school.
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That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.
