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Michael Haneke Quotes

When my first film 'The Seventh Continent' was presented here 12 years ago, non-Austrian spectators would come up to me and say, 'Is Austria that terrible?', whereas for me it wasn't about Austria but about highly industrialised cultures everywhere.

Michael Haneke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: March 23, 1942

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Me Say First Cultures Years Up

I've always gone into the studio with a very clear understanding of a song, of the words or, if it's an instrumental piece, of the melodies, and that never changes.

Jenny Scheinman

Words Song Understanding Never Gone

For in 1900 all electromagnetic radiation of longer wavelengths was already known at least to the extent that one could not seek in it the more striking characteristics of X-rays such as, for example, the strong penetrating power.

Max von Laue

Power Strong More Seek Example

I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.

Andy Serkis

Good Me Think Army Career Become

Keep your mouth shut and see what's happening around you. Don't finish people's sentences for them. Don't just hear what they say, but also how they behave while they're saying it. That was great training for writing.

Amy Bloom

Great Training People Writing Saying

I basically look at how exponential emerging technological changes runs counter-intuitive to the way our linear brains make projections about change, and so we don't realize how fast the future is coming.

Jason Silva

Change Future Look Fast Way Changes

The last really expensive trip we took was so uncomfortable. It's so lazy. I want somebody to give me a great $30 massage as opposed to a bad $265 massage.

Josh Brolin

Great Me Uncomfortable Bad Want

I'm the happiest combination you can think of. I'm a Russian poet, an English essayist, and a citizen of the United States.

Joseph Brodsky

Think You Citizen Poet English

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Donald Rumsfeld

Treat Hard Dollar Earned Each

I love Chicago. I think it's an amazing city.

Christen Press

Love City Amazing Think Chicago

We made 'Baahubali' with pure intentions. It taught us that we might be remembered for the rest of our lives if we do something with good intentions in our hearts.

Prabhas

Good Rest Good Intentions Intentions

The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has existed all along.

Susan Orlean

Story Genius Feeling Original Along

I gravitated to the pro wrestlers and the grappling - Hulk Hogan 'hulking up' always looked cornball to me - and I wanted to see Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Harley Race go move-for-move.

Shane Douglas

Me Go Race Always See Up