Abel Ferrara Quotes
My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.
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Criticism in the universities, I'll have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin.
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I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.
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I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun.
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Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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There is something about building up a comradeship - that I still believe is the greatest of all feats - and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It's the intense effort, the giving of everything you've got. It's really a very pleasant sensation.
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There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.
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I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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I have been struggling to find my way back into my body my whole life.
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I was invincible. I believed all my problems were gone and I finally made it, that L.A. was my answer to everything.
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Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.
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I remember when I was 5 or 6 years old, gospel music felt familiar, like I had heard it in the womb or something. A lot of those old gospel songs still give me that feeling, that it's older than time and there's actually music that can tap into a universal subconscious, or whatever word you want to put on it.
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A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in a lot of pain.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
