Nan Goldin Quotes
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can't say that. I'm not going to complain about being interviewed.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.
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'Power' is a very special film for me and is one of the finest films of my career. I have played a character that I have never done before. My role has a lot of comedy.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.
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No one ever complains about a speech being too short!
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I will negotiate with my worst enemy.
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Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures.
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The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.
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I am a standup comedian who has performed comedy in the Middle East in front of thousands of Muslims. And believe it or not, they laughed at plenty, especially when we poked fun at local culture. The Lebanese loved it when you would make fun of their driving and how, in Lebanon, a red light is just a suggestion to stop.
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No one can tell me what to do on my skateboard. My skateboard is my safe spot. I can learn tricks, I can have fun, I can do whatever I want on my skateboard.
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I was born in Cambridge but brought up in and around Winchester, in Hampshire. I've also lived in Hong Kong and America.
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No place could be less sympathetic to my politics than America.
