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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Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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For anyone who lives in the oak-and-maple area of New England, there is a perennial temptation to plunge into a purple sea of adjectives about October.
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I want to be working with directors who are at the top of their game. I want to be raising the bar for myself, and to me, the best way to do that is to prove to them that I'm the best for this job.
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The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.
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I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive.
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I failed my way to success.
