Mac Barnett Quotes
Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.
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Indian cinema is no more limited to audiences in India. We have viewers all around the world, and hence, understanding the global perspective is a must. Cinema Beyond Boundaries would get the viewers and the filmmakers together and would help us in serving them with good quality cinema.
Madhur Bhandarkar
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I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.
Olivier Martinez
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Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
Oliver Ellsworth
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I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
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My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.
Ozwald Boateng
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Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk bands that were fast and tight.
Vic Fuentes
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I'm shy, and I can hide behind my acting and discover the truth about myself because it's cathartic in that way. But I tend not to read reviews.
Eamonn Walker
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Sports in Indonesia aren't being supported by the government. The rewards you get as a young player don't match the effort you put in. I want to be different from other athletes, if not better, and I want to make something good out of my profile and help the younger players have opportunities.
Taufik Hidayat
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
Talib Kweli Black Star
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In my opinion, whenever you get two guys who want to fight each and two guys who want to be in a good fight, you let them fight.
Daniel Cormier
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If you're last in your class at Harvard, it doesn't feel like you're a good student, even though you really are. It's not smart for everyone to want to go to a great school.
Malcolm Gladwell
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I want to just be what kids believe in.
Quvenzhane Wallis
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I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad.
Eden Hazard
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Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel. But for me, one of the highest compliments you can pay a novel is to say that it has the rich texture and eloquent detail of a good story collection.
Gary Krist
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People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
Van Wyck Brooks
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But I want to do good work, after this series.
Jackie Cooper
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Anything with a good story and characters I think would be great.
Kara Hayward
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I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school.
Owen Hart
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
Albert Camus
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You see young people, or kids, and they're fascinated by the way people talk. And that's great. But eventually you get to the point where you think, 'You know what? I don't care how you talk, I'm just listening to what you're saying.'
Chris Morris
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As an independent artist, you control the means of production, which is the ultimate form of empowerment.
K. Flay
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Cheryl and spiders: It kind of just goes together now.
Cheryl Hayashi
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Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.
Mac Barnett