Thomas A. Edison Quotes
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There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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The Hungarian people voted for NATO membership. We are active in the joint actions of NATO.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.
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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.
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Diseases happen in acidic environments, so it's very important to keep your body alkaline. Keeping a diet high in leafy greens, spring water, fresh air, raw almonds, lemons, grapefruits, and warm water with juice from half a lemon helps lower acidity levels.
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I don't wish anybody ill, I really don't. I've got a lot of faults, but I was never jealous or envious or... it's a waste of time.
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When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.
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When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.
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We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.
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An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
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I love comics and have since I was a kid. That is what gave me the idea to create my own.
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip.
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Stay calm and aggressive.
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In 13 years of doing my day job, I've learned a few things about motivating people. It's about setting a vision and, as long as everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, you achieve that vision.
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It all comes down to this: if your subconscious "financial blueprint" is not "set" for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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I'm crazy, and I don't pretend to be anything else.
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I failed my way to success.
