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Tony Scott Quotes

Dad never understood why Ridley wanted to go to art school, and then I came along six years later and wanted to do the same thing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: british
Birth: June 21, 1944 - August 19, 2012

Topics

Art School Go Why Never Same

I like grit. I like love and death. I'm tired of irony.

Love Death Tired Grit Irony Like

Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon.

Think Why Understand Check Universal

Sleep is over-rated. When you're creating, travelling, and having the best time of your life the last thing on your mind is sleep.

Life Time Best Sleep Mind You

Soul is a colourless thing. I don't think you have to be a black person to be automatically soulful. I respect Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake; they do what they do. For me, my philosophy has always been 'contribution before competition.'

Respect Soul Competition Me Think

I guess I'm always up for a challenge.

Challenge Always Up Guess

As a lover of both hip-hop and jazz, I feel like much of the latter community still doesn't truly embrace hip-hop as a musical extension.

Community Feel Jazz Hip-Hop Embrace

We have demagogues on all sides of the political spectrum. It's not helpful. It's destructive. It's harmful. So, I don't like demagoguery whether it comes from the left, it comes from the right.

Political Sides Right Helpful Left

We came from the '60s era, when we started and made so many hits. The song value from the '60s was so darn good, you've got The Beatles, The Beach Boys, all of Motown, and plenty of other people, too... amazing records, amazing songs.

Good Beach Value People Amazing You

Every minute you spend looking through clutter, wondering where you put this or that, being unable to focus because you're not organized costs you: time you could have spent with family or friends, time you could have been productive around the house, time you could have been making money.

Family Time Money Focus Looking You

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men.

Women Men Black More Hiring Charge

How can any person with a myopic view and harbouring intense parochial attitude even think of leading the nation?

Attitude Think View Person Nation

Most of the time - at the Grammys for example - a DJ will perform with just their hands in the air because they can't do anything and that makes it a little awkward, I think.

Time Think DJ Hands Will Awkward

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