Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1446 authors

There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may… — Mackenzie Astin
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests… — John Pomfret
You have to be insane to direct. — Morris Chestnut
I want to do theater and I am looking forward to doing more Television and Movies. I also want to direct some plays in theater… — Chris Burke
But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is a… — John Perkins
Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing the horses had… — Dick York
When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out. — Stanley Tucci
Then, when the Depression came, all of this changed completely. Since that time, the entire public is of a very different sort and there was… — Elliott Carter
At this moment, by an undeserved stroke of fortune, I am the direct voice of the poets of my race and the indirect voice for… — Gabriela Mistral
I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me… — Rod Steiger
I paint to evoke a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our mysterious capacities which direct us… — Morris Graves
Well, obviously I was excited by the idea that Woody Allen was going to direct it. But at the same time, the script itself and… — Radha Mitchell
But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of which has a direct individual interest to serve, and there… — Henry Cabot Lodge
The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures. — William Lyon Mackenzie King
The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative. — Albert Bushnell Hart
That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should… — Elias Hicks
A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for the people, for… — John Jay Hooker
In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the… — Hideki Tojo
The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century. — Gabriel Lippmann
The first stage had been all over before the doctors even knew they were dealing with a new sickness; it was the direct reaction to… — John Hersey

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