Elia Kazan Quotes
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I'm an artist; I'm not going to use trigonometry.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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It is hard to look away from the swirl of media that the untimely and tragic death of Heath Ledger has engendered, and the Internet has jacked the frenzy into overdrive.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
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I have never liked the 'Been there done that' thing... You hear that all the time from people, and I think it's just based on pure insecurity... Each person is going to have their own unique take on something.
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I almost can't believe this even needs to be said, but it's not unwarranted to burden retirement advisers with a requirement that they act in their clients' best interest.
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Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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I will try to make my career as long as possible. For me, it's not about money, so I just love playing the game.
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We've done that whole spectrum of different varieties of shows, and we've figured out the best way of capturing the audience and taking them to a place where they will have an experience that they will never forget, whether they don't like it, or they actually resonate with what we're trying to do.
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I've been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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My 3-year-old daughter is somewhat psychic. I hate the abuse of that word, so let's just say... intuitive. She was born 'in the caul,' meaning my water never broke, and superstition says that makes a child psychic.
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The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
