Quotes 621 till 640 of 1038.
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One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
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Only a fraction of book learning will seep into practical life anyhow; and the more foolish the theory, the less of it.
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Oral delivery aims at persuasion and making the listener believe they are converted. Few persons are capable of being convinced; the majority allow themselves to be persuaded.
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
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People can criticise all day long, I think I've proven myself, I think I deliver. And I agree, box office does not mean a movie's good, but I feel like I'm making good movies and I'm delivering in box office.
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People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.
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People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.
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People lie because they don't remember clear what they saw.
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People talk about Hollywood as a myth, but in reality, when you make Icelandic movies and you want to get them distributed in the U.S., you're not really working with Hollywood. The movies I've been making, the first one I made, I made it with Working Title, but it was financed through Universal, so it became a Hollywood production.
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People talk about making art films - experimental films. I can make an art film every day of the week. Nothing to it. What's difficult is to combine a commercial film with art.
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People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
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Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but the book will be pretty boring.
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Perhaps in a book review it is not out of place to note that the safety of the state depends on cultivating the imagination.
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Perhaps the central reason that Ahmadinejad's message, and the hundreds of thousands of voices echoing his call throughout the world, are so dangerous is because the Free World is making precious little effort to assert its own message.
Source: Reprinted in Live from NYs 92nd Street Y continues. Vail Daily. October 7, 2007. Discussing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -
Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.
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Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
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Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.
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Politicians are making deals for their benefit. Now we are going to make the deals for the American people.
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