Michael Ritchie Quotes
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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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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There were definitely dark nights when you're like, 'Maybe joining the military wasn't such a good idea.' But, in a way, it was the best training to be an actor.
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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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I was trying to be improving my game, being more aggressive, and not just playing from the defensive end.
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No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?
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I enjoy them both [singing and acting] a great deal. I have a passion for both. Maybe acting just a little bit more because it's more of a challenge for me, while music comes so easily.
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I'm happy, and I think being happy keeps you looking young.
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I've seen 'Pride and Prejudice' about 4,000 times. I'm not joking: I know every single line.
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I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
