Phil Ochs Quotes
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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The world is always terrible.
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Well, you know, I've had a very checkered career.
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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.
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I love everything to be organized and clean... all the time.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are can be totally negative. You have to think: can't we try something new and not be seen as suspect?
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If I can't find a theme, I can't make a film anyone else will feel. I can't laugh at intellectual humor. I'm just corny enough to like to have a story hit me over the heart.
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How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.
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Cycling is a business.
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I'm gonna give all I've got to give Cross my heart, and I hope to live.
