Elia Kazan Quotes
I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.
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I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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One thing you know, if you've been in technology a while, you're only as good as the last thing you did. No one wants an original iPod. No one wants an iPhone 3GS.
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When you face unexpected events, you have to try to overcome those problems, but at the same time, you have to continue working according to the plan that you defined since the beginning. So that's what we have tried to do - not to avoid the urgent responses but to continue the route that we had defined.
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
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When you have this many losses, you don't have a following.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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Betty Shabazz was the wife of a man who challenged a government that was historically unjust. She was harassed and placed under surveillance by the Nation of Islam (NOI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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The writer is all alone.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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The Recovery plan will put money in the pockets of the American worker, create and save millions of new jobs and invest in crucial areas such as health care, education, energy independence and a new infrastructure.
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I love love stories, no matter how dark.
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Investing in people is the single most important thing in the knowledge economy. Traditionally, wealth was defined by land and natural resources. Today the most important resources is between our ears.
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The way Americans most understand the history of Latinos in this country, a lot of it is being told now through the lens of what's happening with the immigration debate. While that's an important debate that has security and moral implications, in my view, there's also a huge history of Latinos in the United States that's never been told.
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On social media, we have a lot of fans. It's so important to me to spread awareness of premature babies and premature birth.
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I have my own worries and concerns and frustrations, but I'm doing something I love to do. My wife and kids are in good shape. What is there not to be happy about?
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I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.
