Jimmy Chin Quotes
Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.
Quotes to Explore
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I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.
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For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.
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If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
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I love Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge lipstick, as it lasts. Unless you spend the whole night snogging, you won't need to reapply it.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint.
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The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
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'The Shining,' 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween.' Those are the greats.
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They take the paper and they read the headlines. So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of bread-lines. And they philanthropically cure them all by getting up a costume charity ball.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources.
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She really mellowed me out that way. We both definitely grew with each other and with the whole experience.
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Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.
