Ken Burns Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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I had an ethnic preference, if you will, for the warm weather, coming from Chennai. So I finally said, 'Look, can I move to California?' because every time I come here, it would be in the 70s or 80s, and there would be beautiful blue sky and warm.
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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.
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I dyed my hair pink when I was fifteen.
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I think it's fine for girls to ask boys out. I actually prefer it.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
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The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working.
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The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
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I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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Even those that hate Hillary admit she is a work horse and not a show horse. She gets down into the nuts and bolts and figures out, 'What's the policy, what's the substance?'
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That's the miracle of fiction. I use it to spray on certain moments or places from my youth.
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The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing off his shortcomings.
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I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.
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Most police officers are good cops and good people.
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There was a period when I really had to ask myself, 'What does acting mean to me?' I'm not someone who's content being famous, with that whole lifestyle. I had to realize I could find a balance between what I like to do and what people think you're 'supposed' to do as an actress.
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Creating something new is the difficult part. To make it and build it and get everyone to follow? Amazing.
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Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.
