Jeff Nichols Quotes
There's one right place to put the camera. I'm a big believer in that. You'd think you could put it anywhere. Nope.
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My advice to a new husband is nothing more than 'husbands, love your wives.' And 'love your wife as Christ has loved the church.' Never forget that you are Christ's representative in serving your wife.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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We don't need mandatory, non-sectarian prayers read over the loudspeaker to 'put God back in schools.' God never left the schools. God is still at work through the hundreds of thousands of gifted teachers and administrators, committed parents, and passionate volunteers who seek to help give our children 'a future with hope.'
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Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another.
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Today, the origin of 90% of all the edible food Gambians consume are from places they have never heard of.
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What led me to be an actor is that I have a strange something in me that can drastically change the way I appear to the world. Growing up, I couldn't understand why people would always have different ideas of me - but because of that I became aware of how you can manipulate your own ability to change. And then I learned to make a career of it.
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The post office actually achieves its mission. I wish we could say the same of the CIA.
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As a result of the asthma I was sent to school in the country, and only visited Sydney for brief, violently asthmatic sojourns on my way to a house we owned in the Blue Mountains.
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If the world's leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we'd better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion.
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We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.
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The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.
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I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off.
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Robert Fisk is my hero. In America, they think he's a terrorist.
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I've dated people where we traveled horribly together, and if one thing went wrong, it was horrible for them. Then I've been fortunate enough to have great traveling experiences where everything lined up and even when things went wrong, you just laughed about it. You learn so much about yourself when you're traveling with someone.
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'Twin Peaks' without David Lynch is like a dog without a bark.
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The first step is to distinguish the loving parts of your personality that are active from the frightened parts of your personality that are active - in other words, to learn to distinguish love from fear in you. The second step is to choose love, no matter what.
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The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly in my head. I usually start writing a new book around January, and it's due October 1.
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No one will be forced to take the public option. The word option means choice.
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I find it hard to relax around any man who's got the second button on his shirt undone.
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Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.
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When you're an entertainer, it's hard not to compare yourself with the next person's success. But you have to trust your own journey and your strengths and believe in yourself. I think that's the best place to start.
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Cough up a lung where I'm from marcy son, aint nothin nice
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Cryptoeconomics is so fascinating to study because it's a combination of technology, economics, and psychology.
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There's one right place to put the camera. I'm a big believer in that. You'd think you could put it anywhere. Nope.
