Anthony Minghella Quotes
I never feel more myself than when I'm writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day.
Quotes to Explore
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
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People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils... Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it's happening. There's no dialogue regarding meaningful change.
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I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.
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I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and repetition of shape - almost fractal.
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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.
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Writing is agony. I hate it.
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There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.
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He who stops being better stops being good.
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Writing is a very lonely occupation. To write you need to concentrate, to concentrate you need to lock yourself away. No distractions; you want your stream of thought uninterrupted.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work.
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason, people are always trying to get me on a horse in a movie.
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I feel good not just physically but as a person because I know I accomplished my goal, which everybody said I couldn't do in Venezuela.
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I start writing songs first as an entertainer, and I like funny stories that wrap up with dignity.
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Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that.
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In London it's easy not to be the focus of attention, especially when Sting lives in the house just behind you.
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You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.
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As quoted in 'Spoonful of Sugar : Natasha Lyonne’s Sweet Comeback' by Shira Levine, in Heeb Magazine (20 January 2009)
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I never feel more myself than when I'm writing; I never enjoy any day more than a good writing day.
