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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I am not against acting in a Hindi film, but I will take it up only if the story is right.
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A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant will be bored, all but one mind underused.)
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If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.
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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.
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If you think you have it tough, read history books.
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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.
