Jane Campion Quotes
I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over.
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I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
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Much of the conventional wisdom associated with Vietnam was highly inaccurate. Far from an inevitable result of the imperative to contain communism, the war was only made possible through lies and deceptions aimed at the American public, Congress, and members of Lyndon Johnson's own administration.
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We must not forget that chemical warfare will sooner or later bring in its wake bacteriological warfare, pest propagation, typhus and other serious diseases.
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New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.
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There is still a severe and scary amount of extreme poverty in rural parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma and sub-Saharan Africa.
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The development of the New Architecture encountered serious obstacles at a very early stage of its development. Conflicting theories and the dogmas enunciated in architects' personal manifestos all helped to confuse the main issue.
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Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old.
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For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me.
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I just think that the Victoria's Secret girl values herself by the way she looks. And that might be linked with being healthy, but that's all it is, and it sets a negative example to other people.
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No computer or smartphone can ever be considered 100 percent 'safe.' We're all engaged in a perpetual battle with criminals and hostile governments trying to use computers and the Internet to steal information and identities.
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I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist.
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The fashion industry has done itself in by neglecting the 60- to 80-year-old market. They have the time and the economic resources. They want to go shopping.
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When I am shooting a film, and it has a big schedule, I make sure that I take a week off with the family. It gives you new energy.
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I tried to play sports, which was a disaster and probably one of the reasons I ended up being an actress.
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There are jobs that come along in your life, if you're lucky enough, that elevate you in a considerable way. And 'Homeland' was definitely one of those jobs.
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I do wish to emphasize that in light of the Alibaba deal, Youku Tudou management will remain independent, and we will continue to be open to opportunities for cooperation with other strategic partners going forward.
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Not a lot of the country format I enjoy listening to.
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Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
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Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development.
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I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well.
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Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget.
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I'm an extremist, I have to deal with my own extreme personality, and I walk the fine line of wanting to die and wanting to be the ruler of it all.
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I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over.
