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Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that… — Manuel Puig
Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. — Ambrose Bierce
I feel like I'm stepping into a place of spiritual contemplation every time I enter a studio; it's always had a certain magic to me… — David Knopfler
In the founding era of our country, it was not organized religion but personal faith that brought focus and unified the early leadership-maybe an unspoken… — Billy Graham
If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just let us indulge… — Dale Carnegie
One thing is certain: When the time has come, nothing which is man-made will subsist. One day, all human accomplishments will be reduced to a… — Alice von Hildebrand
Good design is a visual statement that maximizes the life goals of the people in a given culture (or, more realistically, the goals of a… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
What makes us exceptional, what makes us America is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago. We… — Barack Obama
The darkness always teemed with unexplained sound - and yet he sometimes shook with fear lest the noises he heard subside and allow him to… — H P Lovecraft
Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them, and not just say, 'Oh, they're all the same.' They… — Dennis Potter
If I found in my own ranks that a certain number of guys wanted to cut my throat, I'd make sure that I cut their… — Pierre Trudeau
There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase… — Mary Steenburgen
I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange… — Stuart Rose
Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against certain areas in New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, which caused horrendous casualty, I… — Jiang Zemin
But romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know. — Donna Tartt
The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put… — James Weldon Johnson
Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in… — Henri Rabaud
There is something magical about running; after a certain distance, it transcends the body. Then a bit further, it transcends the mind. A bit further… — Kristin Armstrong
World dictatorship can be established only when the victory of socialism has been achieved in certain countries or groups of countries ... [and] when these… — Joseph Stalin
Of Virginia Woolf: The talent of this generation which is most certain of survival. — Rebecca West

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