Alan Furst Quotes
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They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
Barry Sonnenfeld -
In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
Aaliyah -
I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
Larry David -
I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
Xavier Rudd -
The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.
J. William Fulbright
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
Ze Frank -
I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.
Olivier Theyskens -
Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
Gary Johnson -
People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that.
Damien Hirst -
At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.
Ibrahim Babangida -
I make M-rated games for adults, you know, with guys wearing sunglasses at night and trench coats.
Warren Spector
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I'm very serious about acting.
Victor Garber -
In 1964, at the age of 39, Flannery O'Connor died from complications of lupus. She had lived with this autoimmune disease for 14 years, primarily confined to her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga.
Floyd Skloot -
I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic.
Barbara Steele -
Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
Victor Davis Hanson -
I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don't remember when I wasn't playing piano. My second grade talent show was the first time I performed my own thing. I dressed up as Dracula and played a song called 'Monster Rock' that I wrote. And I won.
Ian Axel
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Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that solves real problems.
David Cohen -
Corporations that are formed for the purpose of earning profits do not have the constitutionally protected rights that natural citizens have. They should not spend their corporate dollars, Treasury dollars, to influence outcome of elections.
Ted Deutch -
I admire Bob for going with the Iraqis. It's important to hear their story and to experience it from their point of view. He did the right thing.
Lara Logan -
Great products sell themselves.
Kevin Systrom -
I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the words coming out of his mouth.
Ray Winstone -
If you're a writer, you're always working.
Alan Furst