Abraham Michael Rosenthal (A. M. Rosenthal) Quotes
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Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.
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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
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Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.
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Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
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I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.
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People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
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I've always been attracted to romantic secondhand clothes. But my style developed as I started going to these strange raves where everybody had these very definitive costumes.
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I definitely storyboard, but I only start once I have cast and location. I like to find the world first.
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I have a lot of different stages in my life when training has been easy or hard. Now, it seems that I have been training for so long that it has become almost second nature to me.
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I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism.
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
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We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.
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I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.
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I had grown up as an Irish poet in a country where the distance between vision and imagination was not quite as wide as in some other countries.
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Those who hate Israel hate America. Those who hate Jews hate Christians.
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I gravitate to rhythmic music, so I listen to jazz, world music, Indian music, Hawaiian music, all kinds.
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I really don't look at myself as just one thing. I'm kind of scattered and like to have my hands in a lot of different projects. It makes me who I am.
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You have a certain objectivity, as a member of the audience, and you can come away maybe being provoked into a certain discourse or a certain arena of questioning, regarding how you would deal with things that your character has to deal with. Whereas when you're doing a film, once you start asking, "What would I do?," you're getting the distance greater between yourself and the character, or you're bringing the character to you, which I think is self-serving, in the wrong way. The idea is to bring yourself to the character.
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Thinking you're a genius is death.
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The very best kind of Saddam Hussein is the very dead kind.
