Abel Ferrara Quotes
Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.
Quotes to Explore
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Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.
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To him who, though by no means near the end, is yet advancing, He is the way; to him who has put off all that is dead He is the life.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
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We are in a culture where it's so easy to just turn things off that you don't like. And I think that doesn't make you a well-rounded person or artist. You have to be able to take the good with the bad and have opinions on things!
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.
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I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.
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I got a little bit lost in the writing process: like, that moment in the 'Fight Song' music video where I'm throwing the crumpled paper on the bed, that was really true life. I was filling journals with different possibilities of lyrics for the first verse. And none of them felt right.
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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I actually think the same things do make most people happy. The differences are extremely small, and around the margins. You like peach ice cream; I like strawberry ice cream. Both of us like ice cream much better than a smack on the head with two-by-four.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions.
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How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band, but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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The average full-time working male works more than a full-time working female.
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The fans treated me royally.
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Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.
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Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.
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Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.
