Direct Quotes
1825 quotes by 1481 authors
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I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that…
— Richard Armitage
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Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who…
— Adele
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I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news…
— Adele
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct…
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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Every actor wants to direct.
— Theodore Bikel
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Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise.
— Lewis Black
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In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to…
— James Blunt
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Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness.
— Derek Bok
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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more satisfying.
— Elayne Boosler
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Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat at…
— Albert Brooks
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
— Mel Brooks
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I only direct in self-defense.
— Mel Brooks
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I can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.
— Bill Bryson
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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which…
— Nicolas Cage
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Any direct experience that I have with indigenous peoples and their plights may feed into the nature of the story I choose to tell. In…
— James Cameron
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Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs;…
— Eric Cantor
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My refrigerator is powerful. In fact, it has a direct link to my overall well-being.
— Kris Carr
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