Vincent Cassel Quotes
The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions.Vincent Cassel
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My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.
Larry Wilmore -
The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.
Yuna -
You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
Gary David Goldberg -
Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
Karen O -
For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.
Aasif Mandvi -
I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.
Barbara Hershey
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There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.
Caitlin Moran -
I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.'
Adam Clayton U2 -
I am a self-critical perfectionist.
Victoria Pendleton -
Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
Carly Patterson -
The moment we finished shooting for 'Bruce Lee,' my wife Upasana reminded of a pending holiday.
Ram Charan -
When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.
Hannah Simone
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Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni -
I go out with my band six months of the year and the rest of them with the Blues Brothers.
Eddie Floyd -
I've been in situations where I was the only black guy. We're in a time now where nobody wants to see that. But it still happens.
Dak Prescott -
What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
Barry Eisler -
Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still.
Walter Russell Mead -
In some causes silence is dangerous.
Saint Ambrose
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I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything.
Quincy Jones -
The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.
Andre Gide -
Sometimes you're encouraged, and other times disappointed. It's a matter of going in and precluding all that with, 'This is what I do, not who I am.' I need to be who I am in the process of doing what I do. I need to stay true to what it is I'm really here for. And that's the hardest thing, the biggest challenge.
Craig T. Nelson -
I remember I went to an exhibition somewhere and one of the artists, an Iranian lady, said, "I wish we had somewhere that our paintings would stay forever." So this idea came to me. I said, "She's right, we should have a place to keep them, and not only Iranian art works, but also of foreign artists."
Farah Pahlavi -
I have this vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket. When I put it on, it has this supercool feeling to it.
Alicia Keys -
The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions.
Vincent Cassel