Sam Francis Quotes
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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I turned down a lot of films.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.
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I became fascinated by marionettes, which I first saw in Venice. They were so haunted and so alive. You walked by them, and you could feel their presence, with their beady eyes just fixed on you.
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When a 300-pound person like me is playing, I'm supposed to drink at least a gallon of water a day.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.
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I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick.
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My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
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The Highlander was a documentary, and events happened in real time.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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As soon as it was clear, in Copenhagen in 2009, that the Senate was blocking Obama from introducing meaningful climate legislation, the push was for him to use executive authority, use the EPA, use the tool of federal leases, and there was just a refusal to do it.
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I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'
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A lot of the films I like are more than fantasies - they're movies fascinated by the technology of space exploration, and they try to honor the laws of physics. I watched the Gregory Peck movie 'Marooned' over and over when I was a kid.
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I like that people who are not experts can not only understand but get engaged by my work. I like that Joe Paterno can read me. Bill Bradley.
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Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years go by.
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Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment.
