Ira Sachs Quotes
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Clinton has more important things to worry about. He not only risks being destroyed historically, like Afghanistan's Buddha statues; he also could end up going to jail.
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Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.
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I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.
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The magical and fantastical isn't something I'm uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an Islamic tribe.
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I was this kid who had been raised in New York, and now all of a sudden, my mother decided that she was a Jewish divorcee and therefore she should be living in Miami Beach.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness.
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I look around my house, and everything except the kids and dogs was made in China. And I'm not sure about the kids. They have brown eyes and small noses.
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Every training session, I try to simulate the conditions similar to where I am racing.
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Tony Orlando is one of the nicest guys I have ever met - bar none - in my entire life. I was always a fan when I was a kid - you know, huge fan. Who wasn't a fan of Tony Orlando?
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To oppose something is to maintain it.
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Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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I can just sense some eyes, some people kinda stare a little bit like they recognize me but don't quite know for sure kinda thing.
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My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities.
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There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls.
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I'm not big on technology; I only get what I need.
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For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.
