Mike Leigh Quotes
Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.
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It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.
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Ceremony and great professing renders friendship as much suspect as it does religion.
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I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer.
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The writer Denise Chávez comments on poor food and what you associate with luxury food items. In fact, she wrote a whole book called A Taco Testimony, and though the title sounds light, it's a heavy book. It's about being working class and what kind of food is available to you that's cheap.
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Migrants come up and no longer seek to evade the Border Patrol, but are actually left at the border by their smugglers. And they seek out Border Patrol agents or Customs and Border Protection officials to surrender to them and request political asylum. That's the way in which they get entry into a system that will eventually release them into the country.
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People always ask me what the trends are, but Im not a believer in trends. Individuality is more important to me, to stand out and have the confidence to wear something youre comfortable in - it just happens Im comfortable wearing a suit!
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This is what Baylor is all about, .. This is 2012 and it implements faculty expertise and it allows students to experience international culture, not only that, but a culture within a culture.
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I guess I could have a couple of secrets.
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Gonzales incident happened last September 21. The announcement is September 28. This is not rush. In fact it was studied by the legal.
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Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.
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Why you play with my heart and not show love consistently? I put my life on the line, you wouldn't take that risk for me Fucked up my trust, wish I could delete all our memories Keep poppin' these pills, I hope it take away my misery
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I kind of got inspired by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge - I went the old traditional way of finding inspiration, I guess.
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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Let us be honest: most of us rather like our cats to have a streak of wickedness. I should not feel quite easy in the company of any cat that walked around the house with a saintly expression.
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Songwriters are expanding time rather than compressing time. My short stories tend to be old fashioned, with a beginning, middle and end.
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I love to play with the notion of who the protagonist is - who is the audience supposed to root for? I did it in 'Sicario' and feel it was the strength of the script - guiding the audience's allegiance toward the villain because they think he's the hero, until it's revealed that he's the villain.
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Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.
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Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.
