Adam Garfinkle Quotes
Should we be afraid? Yes. But understand that what we think we fear may not exhaust its real sources.
Quotes to Explore
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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My dad is a gentle and brilliant Iranian violinist.
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I did not know I was a Midwesterner until I got there. I just fell in love with the people.
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The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favor of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favor of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.
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Girls grow up scarred by caution and enter adulthood eager to shake free of their parents' worst nightmares. They still know to be wary of strangers. What they don't know is whether they have more to fear from their friends.
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Hollywood always represents this big dream and fairy tale in people's minds, but to me, it's just hard work. Of course, we play fairy tale on the red carpet. It's all Cinderella. But when the clock strikes midnight, I turn into a gray mouse and I go home, and I take my dress off and it's over. That's Hollywood.
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Even if you go to Australia today, it's very much like visiting a state you haven't been to.
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
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I think the beautiful thing about the past is that it leads you to the present.
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There's times when I just have to quit thinking... and the only way I can quit thinking is by shopping.
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I'd like to study the drawings of kids. That's where the truth is, without a doubt.
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To me, a writer is one of the most important soldiers in the fight for survival of the human race. He must stay at his post in the thick of fire to serve the cause of mankind.
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Nothing is stronger than the will of the human heart.
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Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all.
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There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws might have relegated him to a minor career.
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We cannot take one step in geology without drawing upon the fathomless stores of by-gone time.
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Keepin' it simple, the bone in me runnin with thugs so. To the temple, buck when you duck to the thuggish ruggish. T's St. Claire P's to appeal to the G's and a buck to all my enemies.
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I never set my sights low. I've always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. I was never afraid to take that step, to see what I was capable of doing. Does luck play a role in success, particularly in a creative field? Sure it does. But if you don't have the balls to give it a shot, you're destined to fail.
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I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time.
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Should we be afraid? Yes. But understand that what we think we fear may not exhaust its real sources.
