Meghan O'Rourke Quotes
Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inexpressible disruption cannot be fully realized in one's public persona.
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The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization.
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Since 2000, I've been based in Paris at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville, curating the programme there. Internationally, it's a very open situation that goes beyond national boundaries; directors and curators move from one country to another, which has opened up the museum landscape.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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I'm excellent at losing weight, but I've never been excellent at maintenance. I have some better days than others in terms of being hypervigilant, but with maintenance you don't know if you've been good at it until you're done.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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McCarthy emerged in the person of Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
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When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to hear from the audience. 'Oh, thank you, Jackie!'
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It sounds depressing, but I think when you truly love someone, you'll never stop loving them.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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When our backs are on the wall, that's the time when we enjoy having fun, relax out there, do our thing, don't get the pressure on, see the results, day by day, game by game.
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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
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So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
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Mr. Obama is particularly well positioned to challenge Hollywood because of his special relationship with the media world's elites. They might be more likely to heed criticism coming from Mr. Obama than from any other president or member of Congress.
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So I told him I'd sell him a new wheel at cost, and I ordered it, but later he came in and said he'd gone elsewhere and came in only to tell me that. He was pretty belittling, and he had to tell me I was no good. Where it ended up, I asked him not to come back.
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I can't say enough about 'The First Time.' It was such an awesome experience. Jon Kasdan, the writer/director, was great. He's such a talented guy who's really, truly special.
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Nannies love working in our house because they never know who's gonna walk through the door.
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There is no room on the federal bench for a judge who does not treat all people as equal before the law.
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Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inexpressible disruption cannot be fully realized in one's public persona.
