Marilyn Hacker Quotes
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I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
Sam Worthington -
Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
Oliver Ellsworth -
I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
J. M. G. Le Clezio -
Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things from eight years ago-they just took a long time to distill and come out in the appropriate way.
Beck -
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
E. M. Forster -
Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
Carlos Fuentes
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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
Rachel Field -
I think it's really good to get the adrenaline pumping.
Maika Monroe -
I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad.
Eden Hazard -
I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
J. Cole -
If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
Lake Bell -
Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.
Viktor Orban
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Anything you can do to get more people to come to your live shows is good, because that's where you can really do what you do. Everyone's on the same page, and you don't have to win strangers over as much.
Natasha Leggero -
This motion-picture muddle had distracted me from my writing.
Zane Grey -
I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.
Zaha Hadid -
Some of the best writing I've done, whether I'm shooting a story or thinking of a script, I write it in my head as I'm running. Running literally jogs my brain.
Natalie Morales -
To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life.
Lane Garrison -
Some people turn from God because they cannot understand how a good God can permit evil in the world.
Walter Lang
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Jawaharlal Nehru -
I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.
Eric Ripert -
You can't have a healthy civilization without healthy soil. You can't have junk food and have healthy people.
Joel Salatin -
I have given myself dork shivers so many times that I would be an outright liar if I characterized myself as anything other than a pure, utter, and unadulterated dork.
Ellie Kemper -
I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of course.
Rachel Bilson -
Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.
Marilyn Hacker