Andreï Makine Quotes
The life these words speak of is not worth the ink they are written in.... He now knows that the only words worth writing down arise when language is impossible.
Quotes to Explore
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I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.
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I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'
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Prayer is man's greatest power!
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.
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Everyone in China knows The Topics. The television stations and newspapers run the same state-generated stories all across the country, and the Chinese form their opinions based on these somewhat controlled sources.
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Dean Owens is Scotland's most engaging and haunting singer-songwriter.
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I'm not a consumer. I hate buying clothes. I don't have a mobile. I just don't need things. I don't like things.
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A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.
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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.
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Fashion definitely has the power to change the world.
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Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
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People think that digital language is a fixed language, but it's not: it's very fluid. It's like I'm doing a painting where the paint refuses to dry.
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I got my story, my dream, from America. The hero I had is Forrest Gump... I like that guy. I've been watching that movie about 10 times. Every time I get frustrated, I watch the movie. I watched the movie before I came here again to New York. I watched the movie again telling me that no matter whatever changed, you are you.
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I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.
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Just to be able to say you're No. 1, you are the best golfer on the planet, just for one day, would be the best thing ever. Knowing that you were the best in the world would be pretty neat.
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Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.
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The life these words speak of is not worth the ink they are written in.... He now knows that the only words worth writing down arise when language is impossible.
