Fede Alvarez Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
-
In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
-
Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
-
Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car.
-
The problem of the minimum dwelling is that of establishing the elementary minimum of space, air, light, and heat required by man in order that he be able to fully develop his life functions without experiencing limitations due to his dwelling, i.e. a minimum modus vivendi in place of a modus non moriendi.
-
Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
-
Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
-
I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
-
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
-
A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s.
-
You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.
-
I actually did not have a date to my prom. I ended up taking a friend.
-
I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood and actually becoming an adult with responsibilities and paying bills. So all of a sudden, it's like you're responsible now.
-
There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
-
When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.
-
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
-
I believe we can, and must, strike a balance between our shared American values of religious liberty and freedom from discrimination. My concerns lie with the possible consequences of politically-driven legislation which claims to promote religious liberty but instead rolls back the legal protections held by LGBT Americans.
-
I love taking something that is understood to be funny or charming or sweet or naive and instilling it with some degree of gravity.
-
There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
-
Isn't it funny how the people least impacted by tragedy are the most eager to move on?
-
I used to flirt with girls just to get the guys circling around us. I'm getting out of it now. I have to look after my reputation.
-
About the joys and the courage, I really don't know what other people think. I just know that I've never left Africa. I've lived there all my life. And one of the wonderful things, in spite of all the terrible things that happen in South Africa, is the way people continue to keep their dignity.
-
There's a reason people use CGI: it's cheaper and faster. I hate that.
