Ira Sachs Quotes
One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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I like to do the splits onstage.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
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Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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People ask me about fighting in real life and, honestly, it wouldn't look as graceful as it does in film and TV.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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We need to deprogram ourselves. I know for sure that you can't give what you don't have. If you allow yourself to be depleted to the point where your emotional and spiritual tank is empty and you're running on fumes of habit, everybody loses. Especially you.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.
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There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.
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I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
