Todd Solondz Quotes
There are a lot of ideas I have that I think would be very marketable and commercial, but they're not as compelling to me as the ones that are unmarketable, uncommercial, and unprofitable.
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A world without Tony Randall is a world that I cannot recognize.
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I watch virtually no TV. All my screen time is computer time for me. When I'm not doing that I'm reading or talking to my friends who I got to know through computers.
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I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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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 came into politics by accident. I may go out of politics by accident.
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We watch our sons go to war, disagree with the rationale for sending them, loathe the men who ordered them to battle, and then, when the veterans come home, beg and plead with the local V.A. to ensure they have access to proper care.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.
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I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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High-quality public education - combined with other appropriate support, as needed - is the best way to achieve the Oregon Business Plan's goal of reducing the number of people living in poverty.
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The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in.
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Responsibility for the proper conduct of children was not confined to their parents only. When they misbehaved, they misbehaved against the community. And a senior member of the community was expected to do something about it.
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I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.
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The big challenge is looking ripped and lean without being too big because on camera, it's easy to appear thick.
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Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
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Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
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I have too many ideas for a lifetime.
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Give up the idea of 'color' for awhile! Consider masses - values, only... One dark and one light place in every picture.
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Basically, I'm always coming up with ideas for mixing the things I want to draw with things targeted at children.
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There are a lot of ideas I have that I think would be very marketable and commercial, but they're not as compelling to me as the ones that are unmarketable, uncommercial, and unprofitable.
