David O. Russell Quotes
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable.
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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters.
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I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
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I can't stand reading anything that I've said.
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
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I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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Let's have some new cliches.
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It is cremated youth. It is all yours--no one gave it to you.
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Many plots were formed by various people against Commodus, and he killed a great many, both men and women, some openly and some by means of poison, secretly, making away, in fact, with practically all those who had attained eminence during his father's reign and his own. . .
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Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get it or they won't and that's what it's all about.
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It's easier to control people when they're afraid.
