R. J. Cutler Quotes

There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.

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• Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.

  

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• I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

  

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• To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.

  

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• I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.

  

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• You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.

  

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• I was kind of a wild child. I wasn't taught the niceties of life.

  

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• If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.

  

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• Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.

  

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• Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue.

  

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• Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.

  

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• Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something, that something usually ends up being referred to the U.N.

  

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• We were signed to a label that wanted us to remain little girls who appealed to other little girls, who were cute and non-threatening.

  

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• There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.

  

  R. J. Cutler
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