John Updike Quotes
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For the first two weeks of filming, I remember bristling at some of the occurrences on the set, none of which directly involved me. Then I surrendered to the environment, to Michael's method, and became much happier, even though no one knew what to expect.
Madeleine Stowe -
Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.
Pat Morita -
My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to grandchildren. And so we were just expecting this to happen; of course, nothing was happening. And then we kept begging, bribing, cajoling, anything - threatening to adopt our own grandchildren - and finally, we got some grandchildren.
Nancy Pelosi -
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.
Carl Sandburg -
Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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The Land of Israel goes with the Torah of Israel under the sovereignty of the State of Israel.
Naftali Bennett -
As instruments for knowing the objects, the sense organs are outside, and so they are called outer senses; and the mind is called the inner sense because it is inside. But the distinction between inner and outer is only with reference to the body; in truth, there is neither inner nor outer. The mind's nature is to remain pure like ether.
Ramana Maharshi -
My whole approach is very much about using the locations as a world, trying to find the beauty in the time of day we shoot or the ugliness of it, in cases.
Garth Davis -
I didn't have a desk to write 'Red Queen' on, so I got a nice writing desk.
Victoria Aveyard -
I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasn't prepared and didn't have the whole program worked out.
Ted Turner -
Unfortunately, my beauty regime is almost nonexistent when I am training.
Hannah Kearney
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In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played.
Madeline Kahn -
It is really, really wonderful that in your old age you are protected by specialists who understand your problems and sort them out for you. Well, isn't that what we all need?
Ian Mckellen -
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. Somerset Maugham -
My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being - I'm very direct and very honest.
Samantha Power -
The Germans form one of the most important branches of the Indo-Germanic or Aryan race - a division of the human family which also includes the Hindoos, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Celts, and the Slavonic tribes.
Bayard Taylor -
If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.
John Lennon The Beatles
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A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.
Jason Chaffetz -
I typically shoot underwater with my regular camera in an underwater housing, and then I usually have two big strobes that I use to light. But with whales, you're not going to be able to really light a 45-foot subject. Your strobes are only effective for maybe five or six feet underwater.
Brian Skerry -
You just want to keep playing consistently now and keep working hard and I'm sure the goals will come.
Wayne Rooney -
Definitely directing is the thing I like the most because this is where everything you know can be used. It's the most personal process ever. It's the most demanding one, but again, rewarding.
Diego Luna -
People make the mistake of drinking the Kool-Aid, believing your own hype, letting people tell you you're this or you're that or you're too this.
Kat Dennings -
You don't know what you don't know.
John Updike