Harmony Korine Quotes
I don't even know how people read new fiction anymore because there's so much old fiction that exists that seems great that's unread. It's overwhelming to me. But, I mean, I do read. But there probably haven't been many people less literate than me that have been in 'The Paris Review.'
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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Skysurfing is skydiving with a board on the feet. You can imagine with this big surface of a skysurfing board, there is a lot of force, a lot of power. Of course, I can use this power, for example, for nice spinning - we call it 'helicopter moves.'
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.
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I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.
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Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to discover how beautiful it was.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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Imagine: in the medieval ages, there was no evidence of how the history of mankind has been affected by witchcraft. But there is significant factual history of how brutality and sadism of mankind have been displayed in the most obscene manner in the name of witch-hunt.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
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You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.
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When I tell people that I am acting in Telugu, they ask me if I have to overact.
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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.
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Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right.
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I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.
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I don't even know how people read new fiction anymore because there's so much old fiction that exists that seems great that's unread. It's overwhelming to me. But, I mean, I do read. But there probably haven't been many people less literate than me that have been in 'The Paris Review.'
