Patty Jenkins Quotes
It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I write poems, I meditate. I don't live up to people's expectations. I don't do the conventional cool things - I know I am the coolest person.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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I know what it is like to fear violence. I understand the adrenalin rush that comes before violent confrontations. I write my scripts from an emotional point of view and direct so the audience can experience this adrenalin rush.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
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The L.A Trilogy is a series of three novels starring Ray, a robot detective, and his boss, a computer called Googol. Set in an alternative version of 1960s Los Angeles, each book will be more or less standalone but together will form an overarching story arc with 'Brisk Money' as the origin story.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
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It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the human race in the science of government, in the arts of civilization and refinement, and in the establishment of morality and religion, has been constantly and steadily towards improvement and perfection.
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Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
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Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.
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I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question.
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Our task - and the task of all education - is to understand the present world, the world in which we live and make our choices.
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Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.
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It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.
