Yevgeny Zamyatin Quotes
It is not possible to build on negative emotions. Genuine literature will come only when we replace hatred for man with love for man.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
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There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.
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A few years ago, I found out that there's a lot of Gypsy blood on my mother's side. I'm wild in that way - I've been brought up to do my own thing.
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Every second I have spare, I'm with my kids.
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I knew that I tend to always gravitate to the indie side of things.
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I find Shakespeare terrifying. When Simon Russell Beale does a speech, I understand every word of it, but if I did the same speech, people would be going, 'Huh? What?'
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In general, when you have success on the field, you're more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more, and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say.
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I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
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This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.
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The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film.
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MWA and The Author's Guild refused to accept me as a member.
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There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don't have much relevance. We must all realise it is not worth it.
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Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world.
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Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
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The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
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Whether one admired or was repulsed by the positions he took on matters foreign and domestic, it is undeniable that Reagan's ability to project anger was highly attractive to his most passionate supporters on the far right - and crucial to his political success.
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Inspiration is everywhere - film, television, newspapers, novels, overheard conversations, whatever you can tap into. It's out there, and I've been at this long enough to know that it won't always just come to me; sometimes I have to go get it.
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It is not possible to build on negative emotions. Genuine literature will come only when we replace hatred for man with love for man.
