David Bezmozgis Quotes
I believe I'm very conscious of exactly what I'm doing. I'm auditioning lines of dialogue, and I'm interrogating whether the lines would translate from Russian into English the right way. The English that results can perhaps seem somewhat more formal than colloquial, but not so formal as to feel academic.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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I'm not afraid of death. What's to fear? Once you're dead, that's it. Nothing. I don't believe in heaven or hell. That's baloney. What matters is the here and now. Yes, I'm 88, and there are things I can't do: I can't run a race or climb Everest. But isn't life magnificent?
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.
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I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a participant. So I try to get past resolving poems.
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I am not here to beat anyone. I am here to make a name for myself, and I am glad to work with great directors. I don't believe in the term 'next superstar.'
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I believe if you are nice to people, children will follow. Likewise, if you are rude to people, children will follow.
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I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace.
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You won't believe it, but for the first two years of our marriage I lived off my wife. Like every self-respecting man, I hated it.
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I believe in traditional marriage.
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You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.
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I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power.
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In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.
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Philosophically, I don't believe in public funding for private sports.
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Believe me, happiness is not ticking off Walter Cronkite.
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I believe that each person can make a difference, but it's so slight that there's basically no point.
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I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art.
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I believe in God and the power of prayer.
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I think Steve Jobs is a historic figure. He's not only a historic figure in business, but really in America.
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The museums want large crowds coming to the shows - it's the same thing. It's hype. Absolutely. But there's nothing evil about it.
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Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible.
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Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.
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I believe I'm very conscious of exactly what I'm doing. I'm auditioning lines of dialogue, and I'm interrogating whether the lines would translate from Russian into English the right way. The English that results can perhaps seem somewhat more formal than colloquial, but not so formal as to feel academic.
