Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what's inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is.
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I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
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If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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I'm going to fight to the death for a public option.
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My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
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In TV, you're always confused because you legitimately don't know what you're doing the next week.
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I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.
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Performing live on stage is such a community, whether it's my musicians or a cast of a show that I'm in. And then when you're in the studio or on set, it's a much more solitary experience. Both can serve me at different times in my life. And when I go back and forth from one to the other, it helps me appreciate all of them much better.
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All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what's inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is.
