Robert Rodriguez Quotes
I'm all about freedom in art. I'm from Texas, so when someone tells you which way to ride your horse, you think 'I'll just go to a different ranch. You guys are riding it backwards anyway.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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There are still some terrible cliches in the presentation of Indian fiction. The lotus flower. The hennaed hands. In mainland Europe, people still slap these images on my books and I go bananas.
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I am grateful that I'm working, but I also have to say I've worked really, really hard and had to fight a lot.
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Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.
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I was for civil unions and believed strongly that the flow of benefits and protections that would be provided in a civil union for same-sex couples, the decisions that have to be made, when health hardships are faced, when economic hardships are faced, I wanted all of those protections. I never strayed from them.
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I've got nothing to be ashamed of.
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My father was criticized as a dictator, but that should not overshadow his accomplishments in restructuring the country. He brought Korea out of 5,000 years of poverty. What he left unaccomplished was democratization of the system.
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Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.
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Don Was is a friend of mine; we've done projects together over the years.
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Life's too short when you find yourself sitting in a car for four hours every day trying to get from East L.A. to West L.A. to Hollywood and then back to East L.A.
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It's very important to feel foreign. I was born in England, but when I'm being a writer, everyone in England is foreign to me.
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I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies.
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One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I'm always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes.
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Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives past the first engagement. After that, you have to improvise to survive and to win.
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Perhaps the most revolting character that the United States ever produced was the Christian Businessman.
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I come from a family of educators. My sister is a college teacher. My dad is a college teacher, but first a junior high teacher.
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I have to be honest: I think production is mad - exciting - because, of course, you're creating the record. When you're a singer, you're just singing. Creating the music, directing, and seeing where it's gonna go in production is very, very exciting.
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I'm all about freedom in art. I'm from Texas, so when someone tells you which way to ride your horse, you think 'I'll just go to a different ranch. You guys are riding it backwards anyway.
