Donald E. Graham Quotes
The rich are staying in school, and the poor are being drafted. I can't live with that.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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Another occupation might have been better.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
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I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.
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Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.
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Well, I think the world changes around you - I think you don't change. That's as simple as that.
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I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I would be happy if they just gave out nominations and there weren't any Oscars. But winning them is definitely an experience - to get up there and make a speech. Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all that hard work on a certain level.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build.
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Move your lymph system. Lymph is like a sewage system that carries all of the toxins out of your body.
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People always go, 'Damn, how you got all this happening at once?' I tell them it's the Chicago in me.
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In 1972, I recorded Gumbo, an album that was both a tribute to and my interpretation of the music I had grown up with in New Orleans in the 1940s and 1950s. I tried to keep a lot of the little changes that were characteristic of New Orleans, while working my own funknology on piano and guitar.
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I attended elementary school and high school in Mexico City. I was already fascinated by science before entering high school; I still remember my excitement when I first glanced at paramecia and amoebae through a rather primitive toy microscope.
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I don't listen to the news. I don't read the newspaper unless it's eccentric information - and the obituaries, of course.
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I wrote 'Oath' for Cher Lloyd because there were really no best-friend anthems out there. Not only did she love it, she wanted me to rap on it, too!
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The rich are staying in school, and the poor are being drafted. I can't live with that.
