John Hughes Quotes
I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.
Quotes to Explore
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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I've always respected and appreciated Punk, but we never really hung out. We came from the same route, but we didn't necessarily hang out in the same circles. I've always had a great appreciation and respect for his hard work.
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It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
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It makes me happy to think that this world of art-as-investment is a minuscule fraction of the art world overall. Most people who create, trade and own art do it for a much simpler reason. They just like it.
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Ninety-nine percent of the time, when it comes down to it, if I have the choice between a great role and seeing a new guy, I would probably go for the great role because I figure if the guy's really that great that he'll be around once I'm done with the movie.
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Any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.
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Mathematics is, as it were, a sensuous logic, and relates to philosophy as do the arts, music, and plastic art to poetry.
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In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
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I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly.
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We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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Ralph Miliband was a socialist intellectual of great integrity. He belonged to a generation of socialists formed by the Russian revolution and the Second World War, a generation that dominated left-wing politics for almost a century.
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Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.
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I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s.
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I actually really enjoy cooking. Gordon Ramsay taught me how to do a great beef Wellington.
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I don't see any new coal.
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As a session player for so many years, I have found myself in rooms looking around going, 'Is this for real?'
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Black Books adheres to a more old fashioned, traditional sitcom format, which I think works, because in its own way, it's quite theatrical.
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I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.
