Nasreddin Quotes
"The moon is more useful than the sun." "Why?" he was asked. "Because at night we need the light more."
Quotes to Explore
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I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.
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May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.
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I believe in content, and I go accordingly.
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'Friends' played in this territory of being funny, and then also just grabbing your heart. And not afraid of that. It was a comedic soap opera. Not being afraid to have an audience feel something, laugh and cry, was quite extraordinary and quite wonderful.
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There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.
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The job of the screenplay is to identify and extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen, maintaining its essence in a different vehicle.
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There is a favourite in every family; and, generally speaking, that favourite is the most troublesome member in it.
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Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, 'Heaven lies about us.' The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.
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A film is a chain of very difficult decisions, and I think one of them is to choose an accurate cast.
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I'm never really happy with anything I do.
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When I was 16, I really decided that music was something I wanted to do.
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Getting to wear beautiful fashion is the most fun part of the job that has nothing to do with the job.
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The Democrats have prevailed because, at heart, we have embodied a great idea, which is that an elected government can be the instrument of the common purpose of a free people; that government can embrace great causes and do great things.
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With the exception of 'Descent,' that was a very conscious thing to make an action or horror movie that was an all-female cast because I hadn't seen anything like that before.
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All the things I love is what my business is all about.
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The process of filmmaking is very musical, you get into the rhythm and the rhythmics of how someone is, especially with Woody Allen who is very much into body language and body movement.
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I like the idea of love standing the test of time and circumstances.
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Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
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One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear - the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don't think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing.
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The Attorney General must identify threats to Illinoisans' financial security and take action to protect people.
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I was a little confused as a kid because I grew up with my mom, and my mom is black. So, I was cultured in a very 'black' way. But when I go to school, I'm getting called 'white.' They would look at me, and they would curse me out. I didn't understand. I just knew I saw people of all different shades, and I was light. Now, I'm in a much bigger world.
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You laughed for the marrow in their bones that was not yet ready for laughter; And you wept for their eyes that yet were dry. Your voice fathered their thoughts and their understanding. Your voice mothered their words and their breath.
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We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?
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"The moon is more useful than the sun." "Why?" he was asked. "Because at night we need the light more."
