Harmony Korine Quotes
I always get sick of these conversations where people are so obsessed with pixels, with high definition, and even with technology in general. I find it just dull and heartless. And so I wanted to use only the worst machines.
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Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.
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The most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty and freedom?' You know, that's baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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I didn't grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, I've never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.
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I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.
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What could a smartphone do for me that would make people go out and buy another one?
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In every interview, when they would ask me who should be a judge, I would always say Harry Connick, Jr., so I think I had something to do with him becoming a judge! He has a blunt, dry sense of humor. You never know if he's joking or not, and I think that's going to catch a lot of people by surprise.
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When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people's souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.
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I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.
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I have two or three guys that I'm really close to. We have a great friendship, and I think that helps our songwriting relationship. It's hard to start... with new people and cover the ground that I've covered with those guys.
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I think at Le Cirque I learned how to make real food, which is what people crave, not just gimmicky things on a plate.
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The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
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Freedom is never given; it is won.
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'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia.
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Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they look like they should be on the catwalk.
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While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for solving those differences.
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I always get sick of these conversations where people are so obsessed with pixels, with high definition, and even with technology in general. I find it just dull and heartless. And so I wanted to use only the worst machines.
