Andrey Zvyagintsev Quotes
Observing life, living through it. As you experience life some events call upon you to suffer through them and that's what brings inspiration.
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Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
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After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.
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I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.
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Dance is something I really enjoy; it gives me a different kind of happiness, something more spiritual. Plus it's good exercise; I'm happy doing it, and it all shows!
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I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just made my own.
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Xherdan Shaqiri is a player who can make the difference because he can decide games on his own.
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The best revolutions are unplanned, and the most democratic are leaderless.
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I used to keep injuries to myself. It would just make it worse and worse. Now I'm having none of that.
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I hope to land roles where my presence is carried on throughout the film. I'm looking forward to taking on a role with a complicated backstory and yet someone who refuses to lose sight of hope. I know that it will happen someday.
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Free men are the strongest men.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.
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Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience; but these women of mine are honest, simple folk, unconcerned by any other interests than those involved in their physical condition. Here is another; she is washing her feet. It is as if you looked through a key-hole.
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But in the Middle Ages people were convinced there were witches. They looked for them and they certainly found them.
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Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past.
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The first time I drank LaCroix, I half expected it to be filled with self-tanner. Or Axe body spray.
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Reading is the heart of learning, and Illinois and the nation are in the literacy emergency room showing a flat line on the education EKG. The state's results clearly demonstrate that we still are not doing what is needed to help these older students build the reading skills they will need to deal with increasingly complex high school courses.
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I remember Tom Stoppard saying to me when I came out, 'I feel so sorry for you, because you'll never have children.' These days I would say, 'Well, why not, Tom?'
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Gymnastics does take great focus and concentration. What I do is look to my coach. He keeps me focused. And I meditate to get myself confident before the competition floor. That helps keep me focused, too.
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Observing life, living through it. As you experience life some events call upon you to suffer through them and that's what brings inspiration.
