Francois Jacob Quotes
For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.
Quotes to Explore
-
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
-
I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
-
Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
-
I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
-
Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.
-
I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
-
When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
-
In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can imagine the culture shock; the Civil War seeps into daily life and conversation down South in a way it never does up North.
-
I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.
-
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.
-
So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
-
I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
-
In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
-
I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband.
-
You always know when something works it's a result of everything firing on all cylinders.
-
Faith Hill is a big role model.
-
What I love to say when people ask me about being a Christian, I always say, 'Christians aren't perfect.' They're probably some of the worst people on the planet. They just know that they need Jesus. That's the only difference.
-
I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
-
When I was a child, the thing I wanted more than anything was to grow up and live in one house. Since my dad was in the Navy, that wasn't possible. Instead, I lived in a different home every couple of years.
-
Making a success in show business is like getting a big promotion on a job. You get more prestige, more authority, more money - and you also get longer hours, more work, and more responsibility. It evens out.
-
The maximum of motive power resulting from the employment of steam is also the maximum of motive power realizable by any means whatever.
-
My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
-
I just want to tell stories that are meaningful and have inspiration to them; people can watch it and take away something, or maybe they'll just think about themselves differently or think about the world differently. I just want to create characters that live on.
-
For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.
