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 liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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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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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'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living.
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There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.
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I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction.
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Where painting is weakest, namely, in the expression of the highest moral and spiritual ideas, there music is sublimely strong.
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If you're not acting, you're not an actor.
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I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.
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It's pretty shocking that the guys in Europe who cover traditional media will cover Google, whereas in the U.S., there are five different equity analysts that will cover the internet universe.
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The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
