Bennett Miller Quotes
I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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When we come to understand nature, we are touching the most deep and most important parts of ourself.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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I obviously would love to have a girlfriend, but a girlfriend deserves so much of your time and energy. And she deserves to be treated like a princess because that's how you should treat your girls. And if I can't give them that time and that devotion because of my dedication to football, then I don't feel like I should almost waste their time.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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My greatest regret is selling my company.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
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When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were girls who were going to grow up to be famous like Betsy Ross, Clara Barton, or Harriet Tubman. No one ever wrote about plain, normal, everyday girls.
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For me, if something fits properly, it makes me feel good.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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I don't like plots. I don't know what a plot means. I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the beginning - you know, 'beginning, middle and end.'
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I played the Spanish guitar for eight years, like flamenco.
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I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.
