George Cukor Quotes
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I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn't really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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For nearly as long as civilization has existed, patriarchy - enforced through the rights of the firstborn son - has been the organizing principle, with few exceptions.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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The 'Outlander' fans are super-passionate.
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People say it's a Ponzi scheme, it's a bubble. People really don't want to take it seriously. At some point, that narrative will shift to 'virtual currencies are here to stay.'
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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I'm married to the theater but my mistress is the films.
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I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both.
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I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.
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1977 is the year I made my first movie. Shortly after, I was offered quite nice roles in television. The general consensus among everyone was that I'd be out of my mind to do that.
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I really enjoy when I'm asked questions that leap from the physical world and the material world into our hearts.
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I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
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I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy.
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Deep learning still comes from approximately ten thousand hours of work on any given subject.
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I work through the actors, and the more successful I am, the less my work is apparent.
