Roger Ebert Quotes

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• I'd rather be called a N*gger than a Slave.
• Films to the degree that they glorify mindlessness and short attention span they are bad, to the degree that they encourage empathy with people not…
• In the vast majority of movies, everything is done for the audience. We are cued to laugh or cry, be frightened or relieved; Hitchcock called…
• We all are born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were…
• It has been said that the reason we establish relationships is to assure ourselves of a witness to our lives.
• I am as fond of colorful language as anyone, but I try not to inflict it upon strangers. I suspect many people sense they should…
• I've been around a long time, and young men, if there is one thing I know, it is that the only way to kiss a…
• When a girl says she likes you as a friend, what she means is: "Rather than have sex with you, I would prefer to lose…
• The layout was griping, the glide is awesome. Two ten-inch fins up, way up.
• I am grateful for the gifts of intelligence, love, wonder and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting.
• The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside.
• What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. That's it. Animal protein is bad for you. Dairy…
• We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try.
• There are often lists of the great living male movie stars. How often do you see the name of Nicolas Cage? He should always be…
• To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.
• Many people believe the names of In 'n Out and Steak 'n Shake perfectly describe the contrast in bedroom techniques between the coast and the…
• Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations…
• How quickly do we grow accustomed to wonders. I am reminded of the Isaac Asimov story Nightfall, about the planet where the stars were visible…
• I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make…
• If you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desire and fear. Movies are hardly ever about what they seem to…

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