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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I had been on this improv team at this really great improv theater. It's called iO now. It used to be called Improv Olympic. They have showcases for Lorne Michaels and other writers and people who work at 'SNL' usually about once a year, although I don't know if it always happens.
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Any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.
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Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.
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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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My girls have been a great support to me. I come to them when I need to make a decision; they love to watch me work.
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The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art of writing.
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
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I don't think I'm making any great statements, and I certainly don't think I'm making art.
