William Gurnall Quotes
Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.
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'Straight Outta Compton' is my first biopic, my first period piece, and I got a chance to kind of get out there like some of my idols, you know, like Scorsese, Spielberg, Spike Lee, the guys who came before me. You know, I'm feeling good about it.
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I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge.
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I didn't equate a POW camp with a concentration camp.
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
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Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.
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I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.
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Ultimately, the reason we have a Constitution, the reason we have separation of powers, the reason we have the Fourteenth Amendment is to provide the courts with the opportunity to override the will of the people when the will of the people discriminates against a segment of our society.
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Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations.
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One thing is certain: our families are important. Don't get so stressed out and so preoccupied that we neglect one of the greatest things that God has given us, and that's our families.
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My cousin in Louisiana started a small company with a little savings, renovating houses. A single mom, she saved enough to buy a home and provide child care for her son. When the economy went belly up, so did her company. She was forced to sell her home and move in with her parents.
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I'm very humble.
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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You know I'm proud that I was able to develop and produce movies that I wanted to make.
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I knew from an early age exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a musician and that was it. It made life a lot easier knowing what I was aiming for.
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I believe in financial retirement. I don't necessarily believe in physical retirement.
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There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do.
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I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
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Science fiction is a great way to pretend you are writing about the future when in reality you are attacking the recent past and the present. You can criticize communists, racists, fascists or any other clear and present danger, and they can't imagine you are writing about them.
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Cease to pray and thou will begin to sin. Prayer is not only a means to prevail for mercy but also to prevent sin.
