Direct Quotes

1825 Direct quotes by 1446 unique authors

I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing. — Lindsay Lohan
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. — Vince Lombardi
The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we… — Audre Lorde
Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result. — Harvey Mackay
Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them. — Ella Maillart
The projects I look for to produce or direct would not be ones in which I would want to act. — John Malkovich
Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. — Thomas E. Mann
I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie. — Demetri Martin
Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state. — Karl Marx
Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving. — Henri Matisse
The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. — Armistead Maupin
Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product. — Ed McMahon
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error. — Moliere
When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part… — Alanis Morissette
Automotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer… — Elon Musk
The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along… — Earl Nightingale
Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs. — Bill Nighy
We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy. — Richard M. Nixon
Now we're e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone… — Susan Orlean
I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be… — Suze Orman
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution. Just as… — Rand Paul
A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist… — Camille Paglia
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. — Dolly Parton
I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people. — Henry Paulson
Well, I think that when you direct a movie or write it. And in the case of the two movies I did, I wrote and… — Sean Penn

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