John Boorman Quotes
I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.
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Trust is something I know has to be earned whether you're a husband, a father, or a congressman.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
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I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
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I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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I'm beyond the normal person. I'm not your everyday Joe.
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I'm very moody, so I dress for whatever mood I'm in. Sometimes I want to be a little more boyish and flowy and comfortable. Sometimes I want to feel a little sexier and more composed.
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Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
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What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?
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The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening in their culture, their community.
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I haven't checked this out yet, but one of our guys told me we have a counselor within 45 minutes to an hour of most small businesses in this country. That's really powerful. I call it our bone structure.
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More than any other art form I know of in America, country music speaks of the true relationship between the American male and the American female... Terrible and impossible.
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I love music; it's my passion.
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Es ist der Menschheit eigen, dass sie sich über die Menschheit erheben muss.
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Many of you are well enough off that… the tax cuts may have helped you… We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.
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I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.
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'Oh, dear no, miss,' he said. 'This is a London particular.' I had never heard of such a thing. 'A fog, miss,' said the young gentleman. 'Oh, indeed!' said I.
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And weeping fast as she had breathJanet implored us, 'Wake her from her sleep!'And would not be instructed in how deepWas the forgetful kingdom of death.
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A woman with a secret may be a fascinating study, but she can never be a safe, nor even satisfactory, companion.
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None but a people advanced to a high state of moral and intellectual excellence are capable in a civilized condition of forming and maintaining free governments, and among those who are so far advanced, very few indeed have had the good fortune to form constitutions capable of endurance.
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To have accomplished nothing and to die overworked.
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Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region can insulate itself from these climate changes. That is why we need to confront climate change within a global framework, one that guarantees the highest level of international cooperation.
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I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.
