Winston Churchill Quotes
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
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Oil has become the principal wealth in the hands of the great Yankee transnationals; through this energy source, they had an instrument that considerably expanded their political power in the world.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.
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My dad was always interested in characters he didn't understand - he was such a great bad guy in movies. And that is really the thing that calls me to the material often: something I struggle to understand in human behaviour.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in 'Bearded Ladies' are a little bit experimental.
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I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
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Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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The Hoosier way is quite simple - we work hard, and we live within our means.
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Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
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I know a lot of people who say they want to leave Tulsa and go off to L.A. or New York City. But I can't wait to come back to Tulsa. It's a great place to be.
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Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.
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There's that old journalism rule that sunshine is the great disinfectant - which is how reporters bust their way into meetings and such all the time. In sports, I really think winning is the great disinfectant.
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I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.
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Tragedy is a great storytelling form. It worked extremely well for Shakespeare. It worked extremely well for Jim Cameron with 'Titanic.'
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I know my dad always wanted to heal the world, and so I think it would be great to follow in his footsteps.
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Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are not closely tied to their time.
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Nobody should be too boastful or too proud about their security because there are people who have a major interest in cracking the security of networks, the security of companies.
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I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.
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The good thing about having chemistry is, when you get to the improv section of a scene, you've got somebody to feed off. It can go on and on and on, and the sky's the limit.
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Some people may say my curved panels look like sails. Well, I am a sailor, so I guess I probably do use that metaphor in my work - though not consciously.
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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
