Sam Peckinpah Quotes
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I haven't done Vine in a long time, and when I first started, I just did stuff that I thought was funny.
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The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
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I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.
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Should the time come when the county family will be taken away, then the parish will feel for some time like a mouth from which a molar has been drawn - there will be a vacancy that will cause unrest and discomfort.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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What really matters is who you are when you step on the field, and I will let my bat and my glove speak for themselves.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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It's extremely important that, as writers, we give a voice to those who don't have voices, including the other animals that we share the planet with and the places that are endangered or being lost.
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It's like driving your car. If you drive too fast on the highway, you will topple, so you better maintain your speed. Life is similar to that, and that's the way you have to control your head.
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The rise of women and feminism is well documented. What is equally fascinating - and less talked about - is the impact this has had on men.
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Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege. A lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive.
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The end of a picture is always an end of a life.
