Jonathan Nolan Quotes
For a few minutes of every day, every man becomes a genius. This is the tragedy of life.
Quotes to Explore
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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What's genius about 'Gravity' is that you are close upon the actors, but 3D works best when you have foreground, middle ground and background.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
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Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.
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I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
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There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
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Martin Freeman is a genius, he really is. He gives you every color of the rainbow in every take and it's wonderful just to play off of him and opposite him.
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Genius is a potential that lives within you and every other human being. You have many moments of genius in your lifetime. These are the times when you have a uniquely brilliant idea and implement it even if only you are aware of how fantastic it is.
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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
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Tom is back on a flight at 6:15 P.M. That is 6:15. Do you get it? Not 6:00 P.M. but 6:15 P.M. And do you know how many minutes that is? I do. I have also become a Time Lord.
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Your life is the sum total of all your choices up to this present minute.
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This woman is a genius in the day time and a beauty at night.
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I think we're going a bit too fast at the minute. The rate we're going is like we're going over the edge of the hill.
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The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity of the dissimilar.
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Because you are a great lord, you think you are a great genius! . . . Nobility, wealth ... You went to the trouble of being born—nothing more! For the rest—a very ordinary man!
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Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! ... I've failed my way to success.
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Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence... Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.
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Often times I'm confronted with a quote that I don't remember saying. So, on one hand it's very flattering, it is just so surreal.
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The qualities in music which I considered most important - and still do - were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity.
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Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry' is a aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow.
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For a few minutes of every day, every man becomes a genius. This is the tragedy of life.
