Ian MacKaye Quotes
I do remember seeing Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar, one of those. It was a liberation theology venue. Anything radical seemed to be accepted there. I definitely picked up the idea there that you should question authority.
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they used to make. Artists make their money on tours, not from album sales.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of old memories.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I've got a PowerPoint deck that I use for internal presentations, and there's a slide on it that asks, 'What percentage of your game is combat versus exploration versus puzzle solving versus platforming,' and I refuse to answer that question.
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The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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I've been an entrepreneur all my life, and my recent focus is on finding entrepreneurial solutions to address global challenges in healthcare and education.
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A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
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I had a corporate job and wore a suit to work every day, and I just kind of felt like I wasn't living my authentic self or doing what I was passionate about.
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There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.
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Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don't have any.
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When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.
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But what is criticism? Criticism is purely destructive; anyone can destroy, but not everyone can build up.
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I do remember seeing Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar, one of those. It was a liberation theology venue. Anything radical seemed to be accepted there. I definitely picked up the idea there that you should question authority.
