John McCarthy Quotes
Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.
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I love Quentin Tarantino; I love Harmony Korine, Larry Clarke.
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On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.
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I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I've always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.
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I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.
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I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I've got.
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One of the biggest things I learned was that it's OK to be nervous and admit that you're having a hard time.
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'Radioactive' is the fall out of my life's inspirations, a testament to my ability to survive it all and to tell the story.
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Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person - do it right now - then you're not going to be successful. I like that kind of mentality.
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When you mimic everyone, sometimes authority figures really don't appreciate it which is not an original story. And pretty much every comedian has some tale of that.
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I cannot step into any day without help. I have a fantastically engaged husband who is very present for his children and our family life. We've got a brilliant nanny, other help from parents-in-law, godparents, friends. Also, I've had incredible women around me in the business.
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I try not to eat anything which is too fat, and I can't eat anything which is too sweet.
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You know, I think the film business is its own worst enemy because it sells movies on DVD footage and 'behind the scenes,' and now it's a real struggle trying to keep storylines and plotlines a secret.
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In the history of the human race, those periods which later appeared as great have been the periods when the men and the women belonging to them had transcended the differences that divided them and had recognized in their membership in the human race a common bond.
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Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
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She sank again into the salty water...into the delicious warm brine-tasting depths of her grief.
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The New Year, like an Infant Heir to the whole world, was waited for, with welcomes, presents, and rejoicings.
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Our ideas of happiness, gratification, contentment, satisfaction, all demand that those feelings come from within us. If you flip that on its head and say "What if I took the world at face value?" and then ask "What can I do with what is given?" it's an interesting trick to turn around the whole problem of how you feel.
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We continue to be vigilant.
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I come armed with a really good ignorance. I don't strive toward ignorance. I come by it naturally.
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I love my family; they're such great people and they really love what I do.
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Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.
