Sam Peckinpah Quotes
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
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Jagdish Singh was my basic coach, and he trained me from my very early days in boxing, teaching me the fundamentals of the sport. He was the one who shaped me into a boxer, disciplined me when I required disciplining.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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We don't have access to a national forum that we had in those days, through the news magazines which were the television news of the time. It's very disturbing to me that we've sort of been pushed to the corners.
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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
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I think if they put a laugh track on 'Intervention,' it would be funny.
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I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.
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I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
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My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
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Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.
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I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.
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Nobody can tell you how the blues feel unless they have the blues. We all take it differently.
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I like spending time with my husband.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.
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So many people of my generation all grew up with that shock theater package on television of 'Frankenstein,' 'Wolfman,' 'Dracula,' 'Mummy,' all the Universal stuff.
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You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
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But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time. The style of filmmaking and the performances... you don't feel like you're watching a film.
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Grievance does not make for great art.
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The western is a universal frame within which it's possible to comment on today.
