John Schlesinger Quotes
That attitude toward women as objects may have worked for the late Sixties, but it doesn't do so now.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has demeaned our society and has caused our society dearly in terms of imprisonment. Who's going to be the fathers to those children? Who's going to pay child support?
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With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.
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You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. You don't want to hide away from a point, because some points are serious, but you'd rather have a discussion that was a discussion, rather than an argument.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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That's a real secret. You can trust God. I feel I love the Lord with all of my heart, and he will not put more on me than I can bear. And so I always say, 'Lord, I trust you with me.' So I figure, anything that happens in my life, I must be able to bear it, or he wouldn't allow it to happen.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
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Trump is a master obfuscator. Like an octopus escaping a predator, he releases a cloud of ink when called to the carpet on one of his many lies. His strategy? Obfuscate, then reference others. 'Millions agree,' 'everyone knows,' 'many have done it.'
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A new era of responsibility is here.
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There's no one on this earth taken less seriously in a leadership context than a young woman - everything is against you.
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I've watched Urkel since I was a little kid.
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The smallest coffins are the heaviest.
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You cannot play the piano well unless you are singing within you.
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Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.
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I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.
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It's no secret that I am not afraid to shine bright and be festive, and I like to encourage that in others.
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That attitude toward women as objects may have worked for the late Sixties, but it doesn't do so now.
