Paul Greengrass Quotes
In my little imperfect way, what I'm trying to do is understand the world. As a filmmaker, you realize as you get older that each film is part of a dialogue you're having with yourself. That started when I was working in documentaries. And in a way, I've never deviated from it.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
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If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem.
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Every time I sit for a song, I feel I am finished. It's like a beggar sitting waiting for God to fill your bowl with the right thought. In every song, I ask help from Him. Everybody around is so good, so to create music that will connect with so many people is not humanly possible without inspiration.
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When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and read it. It was stress relieving.
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
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Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.
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My philosophy is generally to keep things as simple as possible.
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As a male designer, you always need a woman's touch.
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I really don't want to be known as a fashionista. I'd like to be someone more than that.
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Twitter is a real addiction, like the color of it, the process of it.
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If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise above my prejudices.
Colson Whitehead -
We must be reduced again and again to the limit of all resolution and resources and be compelled to feel the need of Another's help and sufficiency.
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[Donald Trump] is been very consistent on trade.
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Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.
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Words are but the shell; meditation is the kernel.
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Do the things you think you cannot do. Do all the good you can, by all the means available, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, all the times you can, for as long as ever you can. Our own feelings of helplessness are our own worst enemy.
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What’s burning?” “Your brain.
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I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
