Ang Lee Quotes
I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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It isn't hard to find injustice around us, but we must not let injustice smear the good deeds that do occur everyday.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
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The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
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Parents should be allowed to choose which cable or satellite channels - sources of the most extreme content - come into their homes.
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I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
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Well I think that, if you want to look at polarizing people right now, I wouldn't look at Palin, I'd look at Barack Obama.
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Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.
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I put out records to this day that are not necessarily in a sequence of anything. Some could be written a while back, some not. There is no set pattern.
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I love being called NTR's grandson. I never moved away from his shadow, maybe because I didn't try enough or maybe because I like it this way.
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Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
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I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.
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If a local market is supporting the team strongly, you're not going to have a lot of support for a team leaving that market.
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Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for other populations.
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Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
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When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles.
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Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.
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I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is.
