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The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster
I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same… — Abigail Adams
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty. — Joseph Addison
A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work… — John Berger
Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into… — Ingmar Bergman
If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for… — Wendell Berry
Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital. — Jeff Bezos
The greenhouse effect of carbon-dioxide emissions does produce gentle warming if it is not counteracted by unpredictable natural phenomena, but it cannot be measured directly… — Conrad Black
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health… — Christopher Bond
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are… — Johannes Brahms
When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I… — Jerry Brown
January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. — Michael Caine
When I started out modeling, there weren't casting directors and there weren't stylists, so you just dealt directly with the designer. We were all much… — Naomi Campbell
Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they cannot… — Albert Camus
The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will… — John le Carre
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ. — Jimmy Carter
There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted.… — Dick Cheney
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself… — Agatha Christie
Mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actully raising children, her younger brother and younger sister. She was tough as… — Chris Christie
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. — Georges Clemenceau

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