John Singleton Quotes
The more people who see a film, the more life it has. But I don't like when people watch DVDs and look at two scenes, but they don't look at the whole movie. Or they sit and talk to each other. You should always watch a movie all the way through.
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I see my role as a scholar announcing that women's feelings of unworthiness and insecurity often may be traced to training in a male-oriented religion, and I'm trying to investigate a richer spiritual life for both sexes.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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Nobody knows me, and I hope that it stays like this.
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I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.
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Whenever I am asked about my personal relationships, I politely reply, 'No comments.'
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It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success.
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I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant.
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People don't hear me talk. They don't expect me to.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
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When we cling, often forever, to our old patterns of thinking and behaving, we fall to negotiate any crisis, to truly grow up, and to experience the joyful sense of rebirth that accompanies the successful transition into greater maturity.
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Before borrowing money from a friend it's best to decide which you need most.
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No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?" -Donald Miller,Through Painted Deserts.
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The more people who see a film, the more life it has. But I don't like when people watch DVDs and look at two scenes, but they don't look at the whole movie. Or they sit and talk to each other. You should always watch a movie all the way through.
