Jodie Foster Quotes
I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.
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I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I'm not afraid of my flaws.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.
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I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.
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The more one listens to ordinary conversations the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs.
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People want to know where I'm going, and I just don't ever know.
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I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people.
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It's an amazing experience to work with Hrithik. He is one of the finest actors, and there is a reason for it. He is extremely hardworking and fully dedicated.
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There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms.
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The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.
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A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.
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Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.
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All natural philosophers, who wished to proceed mathematically in their work, have hence invariably (although unknown to themselves) made use of metaphysical principles, and must make use of such, it matters not how energetically they may otherwise repudiate any claim of metaphysics on their science.
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Who likes the little little duckies in the pond? I do, I do, I do, a-chicka quack quack.
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'What kind of stupid tale is that, when we just have to look at each other to know it isn’t true?''It has problems, I admit.'
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In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity - or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity - by being opinionated rather than by being learned.
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'Tell me, then! What is so important?''Your life! I could not bear that you should lose it!''I feel much the same. Say on.'
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There still remained, for all men to share, the linked worlds of love and art. Linked, because love without art is merely the slaking of desire, and art cannot be enjoyed unless it is approached with love.
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I felt the need to be more open and expressive of my feelings, not just about the hills and the countryside, but about the daily life.
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I think what people really want is fiction that in some tiny way makes their life more meaningful and makes the world seem like a richer place. The world is awfully short on joy and richness, and I think to some extent it’s the fiction writer’s job to salvage some of that and to give it to us in ways that we can believe in.
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My whole life has been nothing but trying to find a way to take care of my mom and take care of my family as quickly as possible.
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Fast-moving views are not likely to be strongly held views. Instead, they're much more likely to be about people mirroring back the signals they see coming from the leaders they support. People can resolve dissonance by shifting their own view on issues that aren't top of mind.
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I've never really been into social media - I don't have a Facebook; I don't do Twitter or Instagram or anything.
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I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.
