Ang Lee Quotes
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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I loved Judy Garland. I thought she was such a classic beauty. I thought she was so endearing and charming, and I loved her voice. She was such a dreamer, and I think I was, too - and I am.
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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I love people, and the hustle.
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We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit.
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When I got to NYU, I immediately inquired about doing a double major in acting and photography.
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The shape of the heaven is of necessity spherical; for that is the shape most appropriate to its substance and also by nature primary.
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I'd love to maybe try writing. I don't know if I'd publish anything, but as a hobby, it's really nice. I bought a typewriter, and I really like to write on the typewriter sometimes. It's a fun little hobby.
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I don't care about writing really.
