Michael Winterbottom Quotes
A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.
Quotes to Explore
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Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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In nerve-free multicellular organisms, the relationships of the cells to each other can only be of a chemical nature. In multicellular organisms with nerve systems, the nerve cells only represent cells like any others, but they have extensions suited to the purpose which they serve, namely the nerves.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.
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Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups.
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I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that I'm in.
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
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Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.
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That's pretty much why I went into show business because I wanted to have a guitar and sing unaccompanied, that was like my fantasy of the perfect life.
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The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive.
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I leave with sadness, but with pride: Dravid on retirement
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I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity.
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It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked when we get good service.
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I love yoga... I also see an Ayurvedic doctor, which is an ancient Indian thing. I go and see the doctor to balance my system twice a year; it's preventative. They take my pulse, give me some herbs, and tell me what I should eat and what I should avoid. They rub oil on me too, it's so lovely. It's like a detox.
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The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could be found, and those who are impossible to find.
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India-Seychelles relations have been characterized by close friendship, understanding and cooperation.
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There's no reason to feel embarrassed about presenting your product or service if it solves a problem.
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I've got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity.
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A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.
