John Ridley Quotes
Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year.
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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's always good to make the most of your life and living as much as possible.
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You must be independent and able to do for yourself. Then you do not have to marry a rich man; you can marry a poor one. And if it is wrong, you can go.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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'Drive' is a genre piece, and a lot of times we don't get really sophisticated genre films.
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The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.
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I became a clown when these docs came to the house in Berkeley and asked me to come cheer up kids. I'd just had my third spinal fusion and I was looking for something to take my mind off the pain I was in.
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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.
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We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.
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I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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The Internet produces new business models and also reinvents traditional business models.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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You have a very poor neighborhood. You have students that are required to go to school. They have no money, no habit of work. What if you paid them in the afternoon to work in the clerical office or as the assistant librarian?
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A society is defined as much by how it comes to terms with its past as by its attitude toward the future: its memories are no less revealing than its aims.
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Not only does Hollywood make money - it seems to make better movies during recessions. I'm sure a lot of studio executives wish we could have one every year.
