Jerry Della Femina Quotes
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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I am going to change the world, and I'm talking to everybody in the possible world that I can get to that can help me to do that.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cancer - I've just gone out without my hat on!
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity of travelling across this country and enduring all the classic situations that go with talking to people.
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Paper Moon didn't bring me love.
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If I could embed a locator chip in my child right now, I know I would do that. Some people call that Big Brother; I call it being a father.
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For me, there is no day or night for music. I often work through the night - without phone calls disturbing me.
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I'm of course disillusioned with what has happened to World cinema. Now cinemas in both Eastern and Western Europe are filled with the same blockbusters from Hollywood.
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Sure, it's fun to chat with people with interesting backgrounds who seem to have a passion for your company. But a job interview is not a friendly chat. You need to determine whether candidates, can they really do the job. So ask them to prove it.
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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
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My day is spent hiding from people.
