Mike Leigh Quotes
Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood.

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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
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When a human being becomes a set of data on a website like Facebook, he or she is reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual character. Friendships. Language. Sensibility.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser.
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To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with mighty fires.
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No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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To align with our new strategy to enhance the Windows device ecosystem, we are integrating Microsoft Mobile Device Sales (MMDS) underneath the Consumer Channels Group (CCG).
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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I'll keep doing my training and I'm sure the goals will come.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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People are not happy with women in actual power, yet we seem to be happy to take women on as figureheads, objects, like queens. It's a powerful yet politically powerless role.
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Baking may be regarded as a science, but it's the chemistry between the ingredients and the cook that gives desserts life. Baking is done out of love, to share with family and friends, to see them smile.
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The Ecuadorean and Latin American press is not like the European or North American press, which has some professional ethics. They are used to being above the law, to blackmail, to extort.
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The mythology about the UN is absolutely breathtaking. People believe it costs a great deal of money to the United States. Completely untrue: it doesn't. The United States makes a net gain. People believe it's a world government, although the UN is a pathetically weak organization which improvises in emergencies to try to prevent the worst from happening.
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If we are honest - and scientists have to be - we must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality.
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I like being a mother. For some people, it's so much work that it can be a burden. But it's not for me, maybe because I had my daughter, Valentina, later on in life, at 41.
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Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood.