J. A. Spender Quotes
We all denounce bores, but while we do so, let us remember that there is nobody who isn't a bore to somebody.J. A. Spender
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.
Baz Luhrmann -
Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
Igor Luksic -
You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
Ed Bradley -
I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
Carl Lewis -
Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
Carine Roitfeld -
There are times, especially on 'The Five,' where I've lost control for a moment. I always feel bad about it, but those always seem to be the times that people realize, if I'm mad about something, it must really matter.
Dana Perino
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
Narendra Modi -
Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
Hannah Cowley -
I would love to work with Anthony Hopkins; I would love to work with Meryl Streep; I would love to work with DeNiro; I would love to work with Johnny Depp; I'd love to work with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow... I think she's amazing.
Tara Reid -
The future ain't what it used to be.
Yogi Berra -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang -
I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.
Adam Beach
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
F. Gary Gray -
I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.
Cameron Winklevoss -
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
Oscar Wilde -
I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
Jackie Robinson -
I'm excellent at losing weight, but I've never been excellent at maintenance. I have some better days than others in terms of being hypervigilant, but with maintenance you don't know if you've been good at it until you're done.
Valerie Bertinelli -
Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
Edmund Phelps
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I thought this was the most incredible opportunity. Because 'Planet Of The Apes,' aside from the fantasy element of talking apes, is such an amazing franchise, because under the surface of that genre, you're actually looking at human nature.
Matt Reeves -
To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness.
Maurice Maeterlinck -
I don't get tired of playing "Margaritaville". It's paid my bills for years.
Jimmy Buffett -
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
Dale Carnegie -
I remember seeing the performance Samantha Morton did in 'Sweet and Low Down' where she didn't speak at all, and I loved it so much because she got to do so much work just by expressing herself in her body and her face. With expressions, it wasn't necessary to speak. I find that appealing.
Alexis Bledel -
We all denounce bores, but while we do so, let us remember that there is nobody who isn't a bore to somebody.
J. A. Spender