John Gregory Dunne Quotes

Being a professional screenwriter is perhaps the hardest occupation. Because nothing is ever yours and, by the nature of the medium, you are never ultimately responsible for your work. It can be interesting - if you have another outlet.

John Gregory Dunne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 25, 1932 - December 30, 2003

Topics

WorkNatureInterestingYouNothing

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think I was ready to do a big production like this.

Ang Lee

StormThinkIceReadyDevelopment

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

John W. Gardner

RespectGovernmentFeelResponsible

The first time I dedicated myself to resurrecting and preserving somebody's memories was with my great-uncle. I knew he was going to die in the next few years, and I had grown up listening to all his stories about people who had been trapped or chased by the Nazis. I began to record them.

Tom Reiss

MemoriesTimeMyselfPeopleDieUp

Scientists tend to build a reputation on refuting the theories of those who have gone before. Yet, whatever we hypothesize, observe, measure or record about the natural world, it leaves more unanswered questions.

Robert Winston

WorldReputationQuestionsMeasure

A lot of us were wondering, what is Trump really going to be like? He used to support Democrats and have various views earlier in his life about politics.

Mitch McConnell

LifePoliticsSupportDemocratsUsed

People all learn things differently, and sometimes imagination isn't considered as useful a tool as it can be in the learning process - especially in school in subjects like math and science.

Joshua Henry

LearningScienceImaginationSchool

When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.

Allen West

FreedomGreatTyrannyWillBecome

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.

Pope Francis

TerrorismUnfairHumanRightsOnly

Red is my signature color.

Tina Knowles

RedColorSignature

I sold my Chevron. I sold my ConocoPhillips. I sold my Statoil. I sold my ENSCO. I sold my Pioneer Natural Resources. I sold everything.

Richard Rainwater

ResourcesEverythingNatural Resources

Behavioral economics offers a plausible explanation for overreactions by the market. For example, a long period of bad performance can lead to stereotyping.

Richard Thaler

EconomicsPerformanceLongBadLead

Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

BestDayGrowWillObsoleteHad

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Gregory Dunne