Direct Quotes

1825 quotes by 1478 authors

There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one. — Joseph Rotblat
I am afraid that the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy money. And they… — Richard McKenna
By providing our school districts with direct access to criminal information records, we can help ensure timely and complete information on prospective school employees. — Jon Porter
I still have my talent to produce and direct. — Marc Wallice
I actually then went on to direct an after-school special where one of the characters was deaf. They hired me without even knowing I had… — Richard Masur
When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an… — Bruce Beresford
We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. — Ethel Percy Andrus
In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. — Charles Eames
Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit. — Jeremy Taylor
Our belief is that it is a basket of well-diversified companies that are playing the Internet, but are not direct Internet companies. — John Zimmerman
Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute. — Junius
Last Friday night, I Twitted a photograph of myself that I intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a… — Anthony Weiner
Favored Nations is a long-term commitment. Our hope is that those who are passionate about real musicianship will want to hear and own most of… — Steve Vai
I think ever since I was preteen I wanted to direct movies and tell stories. — Fred Durst
Yes, I mean like you know, having studied with Yehudi Menuhin that is like some direct route into Bach, because he was one of the… — Nigel Kennedy
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you… — John Wooden
I am a direct person. — Susan Rice
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the… — Louis Pasteur
What an amazing opportunity to do something like direct a movie and step out of your creative comfort zone and yet do something that is… — Georgina Chapman
Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as just direct jokes,… — Mitchell Hurwitz

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