Atom Egoyan Quotes
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.
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But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much.
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I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all possible opportunities for education, employment and integration.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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If I take a less defensive tone, I'd admit that I couldn't write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did in 1979 in States of Desire.
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In our family health, it's about having a balanced life, about laughing and staying on a positive note.
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Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
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I don't go to the gym because I don't have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.
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More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of my record helping people to accept hip hop.
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The thing about animals is that they don't judge you. They accept you the way you are.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma.
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My first introduction to New Orleans was from the air, flying high over the city with a view of the land - and water - below.
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For me, Kate McKinnon can do no wrong. She is an absolute genius. She's a hero of mine. Melissa McCarthy is hilarious.
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I love oral hygiene.
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Many different elements can form isomers, but only a few elements on the periodic table, like hafnium, can form isomers that last more than fractions of a second - and might therefore be turned into weapons.
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Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism.
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When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.
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Music is a physical expression that has a physical impact upon the listener. Sound travels in waves through the air. This is not abstract. This is scientific fact. And it makes physical contact with the eardrum... and with the heart... and with the rest of the body.
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I would rather be married to broken jade than flawless clay.
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I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way.
