Derek Cianfrance Quotes
Every moment is, in some ways, eternal. Once you put something into the world, it stays there.
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People take things so seriously.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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I actually have a fear of the water because I nearly drowned. I got caught in a rip tide, and I wasn't a good swimmer because that was when I was emigrating from England to Australia.
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Sharing is the essence of social media.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.
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My father's name is Dee, so when I was born they named me Katherine Dee and they took the K from Katherine and put it with his name, sort of to give me my dad's namesake. But it's hysterical how often it gets misspelled. I used to be like, 'No one capitalizes my D!'
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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Our quarterbacks were getting hurt; a couple got kicked out of school. The coach asked who wanted to try out for QB. I went and tried out, and from there on, I was a quarterback. I was ineligible in 10th grade until spring, so I did baseball. I started in left field and pitched.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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My mother had an illegal abortion in 1960, which was the year the birth control pill came out, but I guess a little late for her, but - and I never knew. I found out when my father, after her death, got her FBI file.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter.
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Whenever you feel like criticizing any one... just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
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There has been a change in attitude, though.
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Every moment is, in some ways, eternal. Once you put something into the world, it stays there.
