Douglas Sirk Quotes
In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is.

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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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This is why I have always said that it would be better if Muslims were poor.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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Back in high school, I didn't ever see a Muslim homecoming king or queen - there was never even anyone nominated. It just seemed for a lot of those events, Muslim kids were not being included, and it was probably our fault too - no one was going for it, but no one was trying to push us to do it, you know?
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Small aim is a crime.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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In order to depict a man one must understand him, and to understand him one must be like him; in order to portray his psychological activities one must be able to reproduce them in oneself. To understand a man one must have his nature in oneself.
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Tennis: the most perfect combination of athleticism, artistry, power, style, and wit. A beautiful game, but one so remorselessly travestied by the passage of time.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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I have an amazing wife and three beautiful children, and that certainly makes you less obsessive about your art as a musician - which I've always felt was more like painting than anything.
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Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.
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In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is.