Tom Stoppard Quotes

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Tom Stoppard

Recitation: by Male by Female

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TruthFactsPrinciplesCertainty

The smile of God is victory.

John Greenleaf Whittier

SmileGodVictory

When I feel like being a director, I write a novel.

John Irving

FeelWriteDirectorI Feel LikeLike

Don't you know that every perfect life would mean the end of art?

Robert Musil

LifeArtEndYouPerfectKnow

I'm nearly always at home at the weekends; that's important for every working woman today, not just me. I don't encourage people to come in at the weekend and work; I encourage people to go home and create great families.

Angela Ahrendts

WorkHomeTodayGreatWomanPeople

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

John Turturro

CharacterMeFirstScaryFilmFive

Several paranoid suspicions occurred to me, the worst of which was that my whole identity was merely a patched-together set of behaviors designed to keep my parents joined to each other - the repertoire of tricks of a small but intelligent dog.

Amity Gaige

DogIdentityParentsMeSmallWorst

I think producers are more interested in backing concepts than directors and writers. I don't think that's the right way of making a decision about whether you're going to back a film or not.

Steven Spielberg

DecisionThinkYouBackWayRight

My favorite movies are love stories.

Tom Savini

LoveMoviesFavoriteLove Stories

Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us.

Tom Clancy

EdgeOverBeatUsRealizedPushed

No two directors make the same film the same way.

Rob Cohen

WayTwoSameFilmMakeDirectors

I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.

Michelle Yeoh

PeopleHardSurprisesPunchKick

The Go Red for Women campaign raises awareness of the risk of heart disease. I think a lot of people don't realize that heart disease is the number one killer of women. So what we're doing is encouraging women to tell five other women to learn more about heart disease and how they can prevent it.

Cheryl Hines

WomenHeartRedPeopleThinkLearn

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