Orhan Pamuk Quotes
A museum should not just be a place for fancy paintings but should be a place where we can communicate our lives through our everyday objects.
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
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I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country.
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The Treatise tries to analyze not only modern Western families, but also those in other cultures and the changes in family structure during the past several centuries.
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Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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The clash of civilizations or the clash between Islam and the West may be cliches. But there is an even bigger cliche around: that this clash actually goes on within Islam, between reformists and fanatics.
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I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.
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Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.
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I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves.
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Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.
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I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.
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I think that everything starts to go to hell when you start smelling your own farts and complimenting yourself on how great they smell. We're not going to turn into fart-smellers.
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There's nothing mathematical to my writing. It's a feeling.
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That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
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Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.
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There is something to be said about a guy who is attractive and doesn't know it. I hate men who are overconfident.
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There is great freedom in simplicity of living.
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The great power of separating the watching mind from the thinking mind is that the watching mind is innately loving. Some call this part of the psyche the 'compassionate witness.' Sharing our difficult feelings with a compassionate witness is the crucial step that heals the infinite small wounds inflicted upon the soul by everyday life.
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If you pay attention to the world, it’s an amazing place. If you don’t, it’s whatever you think it is.
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A museum should not just be a place for fancy paintings but should be a place where we can communicate our lives through our everyday objects.
