Direct Quotes
1825 quotes by 1446 authors
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I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of…
— Bill Paxton
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The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.
— Noam Chomsky
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Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers - not governments - to direct the…
— Charles Koch
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The fact that I get to write and direct my own personal story is an amazing thing.
— Nicole Holofcener
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I feel like I grew up being babysat by a television, and all I ever wanted to do was be in movies, direct movies, make…
— Noel Wells
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration.
— Elliott Abrams
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My whole game plan was to direct movies. I knew if I made a reputation in theater, I would get offers.
— Unknown Author
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I feel we all have a stake in our community as much as we do in our own spirits, and seeking avenues of generosity is…
— Shari Arison
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It may be no surprise that Pittsburgh has direct flights to London, Paris and Frankfurt, but consider this: many of the tourists here have come…
— Bill Dedman
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I do miss the excitement of seeing history up close, of having intimate knowledge, through direct experience, of what happens when people and governments clash,…
— Deborah Copaken Kogan
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Even a very brief tape-delay introduces a form of censorship into the broadcast - not direct governmental control, but it means that a network representative…
— Frank Pierson
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I see a direct line between Kennedy and Richard Nixon and the opening to China and the detente with the Soviet Union.
— Robert Dallek
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The government of Sudan, employing a back channel direct from its president to the Central Intelligence Agency, offered in the early spring of 1996 to…
— Barton Gellman
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I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the camera once.
— Manish Dayal
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At first, the only thing that I learned was to save. Then I learned about mutual fund, then later on direct stock investments. I also…
— Bo Sanchez
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WhatsApp will bring Facebook another billion users. We will be a billion-user product. Whether there is a direct valuation or an indirect valuation, there is…
— Brian Acton
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It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain.
— Jules Verne
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I would love to write a script where the main character is a woman. I know I can direct a film where the main character…
— Philippe Falardeau
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America is one of few advanced nations that allow direct advertising of prescription drugs.
— Robert Reich
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English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary.
— Bernardo Bertolucci
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