Michael Ritchie Quotes
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I'm a compulsive reader of fiction. I fell in love with novels when I was a teenager. My wife Marilyn and I... our initial friendship began because we are both readers. I've gone to sleep almost every night of my life after having read in a novel for 30 or 40 minutes. I'm a great reader of fiction and much less so of non-fiction.
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Good comedy is ageless.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.
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When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it.
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The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them.
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The brain is the cornerstone of virtually every facet of our lives. I wish we knew more.
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A lot of my friends - I am the only white person in their circle. Being able to hear other perspectives besides the white conservative approach has really given me a perspective that I want to share and challenge people to think about.
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I'm Vince McMahon's favorite wrestler; quote me.
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I can only control what I do and my preparation for the game. I can't control who they want, so I have really made a point of not getting emotionally involved in the situation.
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Being a child that grew up with a single mom back in the '70s, Father's Day to me was always a very uncomfortable time. At school, we would make Father's Day cards for our dads, and I usually mailed one to my dad, and he hardly ever responded.
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Because I'm such a die-hard New Yorker, I was skeptical of Montreal being a New York double.
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I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
