Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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Why should I marry? One marries to have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews are my children.
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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The next step for me with the Up is how it talks with the rest of the home. It's an object that can tell the home where I am and what I'm doing.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel.
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I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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Foreign audiences are used to seeing Mexico in other sorts of movies. 'Casi divas' is a step toward a more commercially successful cinema, without the violence, blood and exaggerations. The movie reflects a more human Mexico, while remaining a chick flick, although it is not a romantic comedy.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.
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I think violence can never be justified.