Andreï Makine Quotes
They did not speak, surprised to see how simple, almost poor, happiness could be, yes, materially poor and yet so abundant.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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I love being a performer. It's like a hole that never closes. It's something in you that never dies.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?
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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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I speak the language of television.
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It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
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'Air' is what the world looks like: An inconvenient mashup of human politics and divine geography. We leave bits and pieces of ourselves and our history in every place we encounter.
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Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge on society.
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Television is apparently the enemy of nuance. But nuance is essential for a thoughtful discussion.
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I may have said the same thing before...but my explanation, I am sure, will always be different.
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Every day, when my feet hit the ground, I have a story that I'm telling myself that I choose to make a positive story. I know people who don't do that, and there's a heavy energy around them. So I guess there's that kind of hustling.
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I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.
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A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence.
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A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening...
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When you're starting up a show, you don't really know what direction it's going to go.
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Lord, help my poor soul.
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We're getting bombarded by the most polarizing reactions. As much as the punk in me likes it, I'm really surprised by the weird energy that comes at you when people talk to you like that. I mean, I know there are people out there who loathe me and loathe Low, but they stop short of broadcasting it. It's just interesting to see that line getting breached.
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They did not speak, surprised to see how simple, almost poor, happiness could be, yes, materially poor and yet so abundant.
