John Glenn Quotes
When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.
Quotes to Explore
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
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I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the need for originality is greater. Then I become very conscious about the writing.
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What 'Floating Worlds' does draw on is Holland's artistry in bringing the past to life in her historical fiction and depicting the people who inhabited that past.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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People have more dimensions to them than we give them credit for. The person you meet on the street that you think is someone, and it's someone else. I'm mistaken for someone else all the time.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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I love mispronunciations. I love when people mispronounce things.
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Chinese people themselves, they really want change.
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I'm trying to stay focused on what I'm doing. I don't want a whole lot of things going on - people to call back, or text messages or whatever. I chill out, relax a little bit, and then I don't have those issues.
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I wanted to present a sweep and scope of larger events, and a grander backdrop, but most important was to set against that a very singular, real and modest people struggling with every day and human struggles.
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When women and men can shed an equal quantity of tears in public, that's when we'll have equal power.
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The living is a species of the dead; and not a very attractive one.
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When the new becomes commonplace, people become accustomed to it. That's a tribute to our sense of adventure.
