Ruth Gordon Quotes
Live long enough and you'll come into pensions, a lovely thing. Presents every month from people you didn't know cared.
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Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
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People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
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I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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Crazy old people are our entire source of polling information.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.
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Islam's not just about covering your hair. It's about how you treat other people.
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I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.
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Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.
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To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.
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Active management leads to lots of poor investor behavior. It sends people chasing after whoever has the hot hand at the moment.
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I usually find myself hiking in a place that not a lot of people go hiking, just trying to find some solitude. I like being out in the middle of nowhere. Not always, but it's a good place to go to just reflect and think, and it's something I really enjoy.
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I work with brands that I personally connect with or personally use. For example, I was already driving the Suzuki Hayabusa long before I started endorsing Suzuki.
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When I talk about the Internet, it's because young people are there. TV and radio are still what moves the masses, and you can't ignore that. But you also have to feed that monster that grows daily, which is the Internet.
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It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues.
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I've always thought I'd been pretty good with people, and I basically have spent a conflict-free life, you know?
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As the chosen people bore in their features the sign manual of Jehovah, so the division of labour brands the manufacturing workman as the property of capital.
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I've been a TV junkie for a long time, since I was a kid.
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The government has to be on the side of the people if the corporations take too much power.
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If Bill Clinton could have taken care of this a long time ago with a quiet apology, it would have been all water under the bridge ... He alone is responsible for the route it has taken.
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I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.
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Being here: in a particular time and place. That is the existential position with particular implications for literature.
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Live long enough and you'll come into pensions, a lovely thing. Presents every month from people you didn't know cared.
