Sam Taylor-Wood Quotes
I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
Quotes to Explore
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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I don't have many friends.
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I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over.
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a problem that presents itself as a dilemma carries an unfortunate prescription: to argue instead of act.
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The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the graveyard.
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I have made 'start, grow and stay' a big part of my administration.
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Everybody makes mistakes. You have to be careful when you make your mistakes. Now is not a good time to make a mistake.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
