Stanley Kubrick Quotes
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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More and more people are finally realizing that in the heart of America, there's all this incredible music that wasn't widely heard before because it wasn't in the interest of those who feel they have to control the taste of the wider public.
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Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths.
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The spirit of an age may be best expressed in the abstract ideal arts, for the spirit itself is abstract and ideal.
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There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
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This debate is coming down essentially to two visions - Mr. Harper's vision for Canada and my vision for Canada, and to a decision to be made by people disappointed by Mr. (Stephane) Dion
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I know when I walk into that classroom in the morning, even if it’s for a split second, at some point I’m being checked out.
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The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom return the compliment.
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My parents live near the ocean, and I've spent a lot of time walking through the water at night, being around the water.
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People assume I'm a boiler ready to explode, but I actually have very low blood pressure, which is shocking to people.
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I think the grandfather of the set is the director. He needs to have authority, to do what people want. A warm grandfather; he needs to know his job, to be open.
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I think I would just want to say that I do view serving in government as an honor, and I do view it as a responsibility.
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Tom McMillen was a three-term congressman from Maryland. He is the tallest member of Congress. Period. He's 6'11''.
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Birthdays, for me, are not really important. It is just like any other day.
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I feel like people start to believe things that people say about them and start to think they're really important. If you have a family that is down to earth and cool, I don't see how you can be like that.
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I am attracted to anything that does not feel derivative.
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It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by this name. It is, in fact, a kind of martial law.
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Virtual reality is already affecting people on an emotional level much more than any other media, and it has the potential to scale: all you need is an attachment for your cellphone, and you can have this experience.
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The problem is not scientifically illiterate kids; it is scientifically illiterate adults. Kids are born curious about the natural world. They are always turning over rocks, jumping with two feet into mud puddles and playing with the tablecloth and fine china.
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Magic frightens people almost as much as it intrigues them.
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I feel very guilty doing magic because you're deceiving somebody.
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There is a curtain, thin as gossamer, clear as glass, strong as iron, that hangs forever between the world of magic and the world that seems to us to be real.
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The screen is a magic medium.
