Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

Barack Obama has come closer than any figure in recent history to obeying a direct call of the people to the brutal and bloody fields… — Michael Eric Dyson
I think every movie changes me and is life changing, especially movies you direct. — Jodie Foster
A mortal parent may appreciate, in some small way, the feelings of a loving Heavenly Father. When our children come to the age when they… — Henry B. Eyring
Because acting was my only professional outlet, I put a ton of pressure on the roles that I did. I overstepped my bounds, I tried… — James Franco
We wind a simple ring of iron with coils; we establish the connections to the generator, and with wonder and delight we note the effects… — Nikola Tesla
Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are… — Twyla Tharp
If you write, produce and direct, you own things and see them through to the end. — Johnny Vegas
I think that with podcasts, a lot of things are about fostering and having a direct connection with the community. — Chelsea Peretti
I want to direct one day. I want to write my own thing and really be behind the scenes because you have more creative control. — Madeline Zima
I want to write and direct and kind of do my own thing. — Jessica Williams
I love acting, and I have no desire to direct. — Gina Bellman
As a publisher, you have no direct relationship with advertisers. — Jason Calacanis
Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack. — Ezra Taft Benson
We need a direct repudiation of Barack Obama and everything for which he stands. — Monica Crowley
Instead of waiting until the holiday season - when mail solicitations flood in from worthy organizations - and making a flurry of gifts because this… — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us. — Ori Gersht
If you need help, look to clergy who do not spout their own beliefs but direct you in sincerity by using the Bible. — Monica Johnson
We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ourselves by severe self scrutiny, then… — Saint Bernard
I always encourage people to pay themselves first, so I really advocate setting up direct deposit for your paycheck and establishing an automatic transfer so… — Alexa Von Tobel
Writing a novel is an intense and lonely business, but you have the reward at the end of a very direct dialogue between you and… — Neil Cross

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