John Schlesinger Quotes

No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen.

John Schlesinger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 16, 1926 - July 25, 2003

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I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country.

Jim Sensenbrenner

HistoryCountryDoneMoreThanElse

I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.

Joe Namath

GoVietnamGetRatherMarriedThan

People come to me with their passion about transportation, about education, about health care, about agriculture, the dairy industry, the almond growers. I'm just a kid in a candy store, learning and eating up all this different knowledge.

Jerry McNerney

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My country is in the toilet. And when my country is in the toilet, the world is in the toilet.

Jeremy Scott

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Everyone thinks I'm a nice guy, which is not a bad way to be perceived.

Matthew Morrison

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I want to be in a 'Final Destination' movie.

John Waters

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Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances.

Robert Crumb

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I had grown up accustomed to living a life of high drama.

Lorna Luft

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At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening.

Julia Ormond

PeopleControlYouWantFirstJust

It's a maddening thing in itself to look at an old poem of yours. To translate it is even more maddening.

Joseph Brodsky

LookMoreOldPoemYoursEven

In July of 2006, I visited the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It was important for me to see Guantanamo firsthand and to meet the military personnel who are doing such a great job for our country.

Dick Durbin

GreatJobMeDoingCountryMeet

Challenge is the pathway to engagement and progress in our lives. But not all challenges are created equal. Some challenges make us feel alive, engaged, connected, and fulfilled. Others simply overwhelm us. Knowing the difference as you set bigger and bolder challenges for yourself is critical to your sanity, success, and satisfaction.

Brendon Burchard

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