Susan George (Susan Melody George) Quotes
There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.
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I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I grew up in a military family. I was moved around from school to school, so people aren't always the most welcoming to new girls in school.
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The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
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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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I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking.
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I'm such a boots-jeans-tops-blazer girl.
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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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In a competitive industry, only paranoid incumbents - those constantly striving for betterment - have any hope of surviving.
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I take my Bible with me, sometimes two of them, when I travel.
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Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.
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I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
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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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The people of Nicaragua were suffering oppression. This made us develop an awareness which eventually led us to commit ourselves to the struggle against the domination of the capitalists of our country in collusion with the U.S. government, i.e. imperialism.
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At the corporation, we believe one of the most critical issues facing the country is the preparation of America's teachers, which is just not good enough. Creating a vision for change and sharing how to improve teacher preparation is something the corporation is committed to.
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There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.
