Ira Sachs Quotes
I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
Quotes to Explore
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I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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It's hard for me to talk about Dom right now because I am Dom right now. So it's a really strange exercise to try to reflect on something that I am at the moment. But I guarantee you that when I'm done with the movie and you ask me that question, I'll be able to give you something insightful.
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I would love to do some theater.
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I don't believe that intelligence can be reduced to a number, frankly. But I can see how doing exactly that produces a useful sorting mechanism in our society in order to separate children into categories of promising and doomed. The tests seem arbitrary and without real scientific value and yet have lasting consequences.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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I have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.
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It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
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I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
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Papa died when he was 77.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.
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I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.
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Like the marriage contract you entered into, your divorce is a legal transaction. Treat it that way. Try not to let emotion, hurt, fear or anger dictate the circumstances of your discussions or negotiations.
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Afghanistan is a land-locked country.
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If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character.
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He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge.
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I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.
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We couldn't buy Google on the IPO, but I knew I wanted to own it. I was gonna go big. It came out and went down a bit. I got distracted by something and didn't get in.
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I'm not a policy oriented person. I'm constrained to what I study. But educational policy has not yet taken adequate note of the whole child. Kids are not just their IQ or standardized test scores. It matters whether or not they show up, how hard they work.
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The thirst for knowledge is like a piece of ass you know you shouldn't chase; in the end, you chase it just the same.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
