Nate Powell Quotes
Power, privilege, and violence are not, and never were, strictly Southern issues in America.
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When I was little, one of my father's friends owned a circus. For four absolutely incredible summers, I found myself being the only boy in Ireland who didn't dream of running away with the circus. I was in it!
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Actual Victorian mores and politics were a reaction to a specific series of historical events, technological and scientific developments, and ethical trends in which the commodification of people was de rigueur.
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I kind of wanna be pro basketball, pro skateboarder.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
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People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
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I dyed my hair pink when I was fifteen.
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I've been noticing gravity since I was very young.
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I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better.
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I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose - to be offensive.
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In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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We must restrict the anonymity behind which people hide to commit crimes. As citizens, we have a right to privacy. We have no such right to anonymity.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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Well - I was brought up as a Southern Baptist.
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I have always wanted to make a film about my parents' generation, which tried every way to escape from the deadly shadow of war and finally settled down in Hong Kong in the '50s to build a home from nothing. Arguably, they are the first generation of Hong Kong people to turn this remote island into a modern city.
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I very happily stand for the right of every man and woman in Pennsylvania to have their voice heard in elections. And when they do have their voice heard, it's nothing short of a privilege to welcome and respect that voice because this is a democracy, and that's what we do.
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If you know me, I don't live in this dismal world. I mean, I like to have fun. My friends are comedians.
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In America, Miramax are using a 'New York Times' review that said 'Trainspotting' makes 'Kids' look like a 1960s episode of 'Sesame Street.'
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Words make a world of difference. Over time, they become charged with inference and allusion and, deployed effectively, they have the power to change the very fabric of our civilisation.
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Power, privilege, and violence are not, and never were, strictly Southern issues in America.
