Jeff Nichols Quotes
The films that have influenced me most are: 'The Hustler', 'Badlands', 'Hud', 'Tender Mercies', 'Cool Hand Luke', 'A Perfect World', and 'Laurence of Arabia'. I also really like 'Fletch'. I feel like all of these films reached an honest place in regard to the human condition while also stringing together really entertaining stories.Jeff Nichols
Quotes to Explore
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
Vikram Seth -
I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
Harlan Ellison -
I want to stop transforming and just start being.
Ursula Burns -
Doing a kid's movie is fun when you have kids. You don't want to do kids' movies if you don't have kids. When you have kids, things change in your life.
Larry the Cable Guy -
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
W. Clement Stone -
The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
Walter F. Ulmer
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Ralph Marston -
A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
Samuel Johnson -
'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that.
Gary Ross -
I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
Ram Dass -
I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.
Lake Bell -
My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
Caitlin Moran
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
Gavin Newsom -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa -
Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.
Barbara Tuchman -
It's easy to forget the ever-plodding eBay with all the noise made by the more lithe and lively Web 2.0 companies.
Kara Swisher -
I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
Jack Nicholson -
The first thing you always do is seek out the best people that you can find for your organization. If you find the best people, you can basically go anywhere you want to go because they will take you there.
Keith Kellogg
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The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine.
Eric Topol -
You can't demand generational change on the one hand and expect 40 years of experience on the other.
Federica Mogherini -
Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
G. I. Gurdjieff -
The films that have influenced me most are: 'The Hustler', 'Badlands', 'Hud', 'Tender Mercies', 'Cool Hand Luke', 'A Perfect World', and 'Laurence of Arabia'. I also really like 'Fletch'. I feel like all of these films reached an honest place in regard to the human condition while also stringing together really entertaining stories.
Jeff Nichols