Martin Scorsese Quotes
I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.
Quotes to Explore
-
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
-
In terms of Hurricane Sandy, I really do see some hopeful grassroots responses, particularly in the Rockaways, where people were very organized right from the beginning, where Occupy Sandy was very strong, where new networks emerged.
-
It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
-
I am not in the business of suppressing books.
-
From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain a fortune.
-
One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
-
Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
-
The groundhogs are pretty good at eluding. If somebody is trying to come after a ground hog, they go and they burrow.
-
Enjoy every sandwich.
-
Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
-
Museums are not normally presenting the works on the walls as provocations to work. It's more like going to a Jacuzzi.
-
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
-
World-building numbs the reader's ability to fulfill their part of the bargain because it believes that it has to do everything around here if anything is going to get done. Above all, world-building is not technically necessary. It is the great clomping foot of nerdism. It is the attempt to exhaustively survey a place that isn't there.
-
The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
-
What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.
-
Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
-
I hope that I can continue to champion Dr. Paul's efforts to audit the Fed, protect state's rights, and getting our nation back on track.
-
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
-
A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.
-
It's the exact opposite of my job to take what the government says at face value and say, 'This is the truth because the government says it, and the government never lies.'
-
My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented!
-
People know you as an actor, and labels are so comfortable for people. That syndrome is always hard to get past.
-
I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.
