Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

Ultimately, what may be needed to address the obesity problem are direct taxes on body weight. — Jonathan Gruber
The essence of politics is to direct oneself to the group which wields power — Steven Biko
I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves! — Kajol
I'd love to direct a film, but I don't think I have the temperament for it. I'm very hyper, and I want things to be… — Shilpa Shetty
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind. — Quintilian
Modern man's besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of… — Aldous Huxley
The film is a direct mirror of the director. If your director doesn't know how to dress, there will be an aesthetic of the film… — Channing Tatum
Causes was founded with the mission of empowering anyone to change the world. Our model is based upon the belief that everyone has the power… — Joe Greene
Sometimes shutting off the sound on the television can allow you to actually watch the game and take it in in an entirely different and… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
No amount of reading and intelligent deduction could supplant the direct experience. — John Fowles
I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being… — Ken Burns
Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can. — Charles Darwin
Truth is a matter of direct apprehension-you can't climb a ladder of mental concepts to it. — Lawrence Durrell
Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world. — Barbra Streisand
Sometimes I have a notion that what might improve the situation is to have women take over the occupations of government and trade and to… — Phyllis McGinley
I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference. — Marty Feldman
The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having… — Adam Clarke
There is only one proved method of assisting the advancement of pure science-that of picking men of genius, backing them heavily, and leaving them to… — James Bryant Conant
I would like to direct. — Aaron Eckhart
I think I was, like, maybe frustrated for many years because I didn't try to direct. And since I made my movie I'm just like,… — Melanie Laurent

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