Anthony Minghella Quotes
You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone. And its forced me to address that.
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud.
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I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.
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There were a lot of times people would do my makeup, and it would be awful, and I would be orange. Nothing matched. So then you learn how to do your own makeup. I watched a lot of YouTube videos when I was little and taught myself.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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Artists want to be congratulated because they should be.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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I'm interested in all things that Donald Trump does. I've known him since 1980. He's a good man.
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Considering retirement is like skirting with the reality of what's to come, and I think that's why so many athletes decide to do more introspection at that point.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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Coming from a smaller place always made things feel more personal, which is really what it's all about.
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I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.
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Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, someone special.
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The narrative oftentimes is that everything that comes out of the hood is 'real,' and so I thought, 'I'll base it on the absurd, the not real. I'll twist the idea of real on its head and see if I can get away with it. I'll make paintings that come not from a place but through an abstract gaze.'
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If I had any humility I would be perfect.
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The long program sets the men apart from the boys.
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I'm attempting to broaden my novels' scope through landscape and weather, leaves falling off trees, overnight storms, timeless elements which, irrespective of human endeavour, have always been there and, as long as there is life and snow, will always be there.
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You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone. And its forced me to address that.
