Jesse Kellerman Quotes
Naturally, it was easier for me to envision becoming a novelist than it is for most people. I had two great in-house teachers; I had parents who considered a career in the arts a real possibility rather than a dreamy arrow shot into the sky.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the world.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
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The fact is, it's hard to release movies.
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And my husband and I have been together for 10 years, so I guess people felt a part of it and it makes me feel really good
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It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death. He who is well prepared is he who knows that he is nothing compared with Wakan-Tanka who is everything; then he knows that world which is real.
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My calling was first of all to ensure there was peace in the country, because we could easily have gone back to war. In the midst of the country, there were still warlords; there were many child soldiers who had never gone to school - they were part of the social setting - compromises had to be made.
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Who never doubted never half believedWhere doubt there truth is-'t is her shadow.
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Naturally, it was easier for me to envision becoming a novelist than it is for most people. I had two great in-house teachers; I had parents who considered a career in the arts a real possibility rather than a dreamy arrow shot into the sky.
