Robin Givhan Quotes

The word 'superficial' comes with such negative connotations, suggesting that whatever it is applied to has no value. But the emotional pull of beauty for its own sake cannot be underestimated.

Robin Givhan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: editor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 11, 1964

Topics

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On 'Platoon' I was offered in 1984 a very tiny part that Ivan Kane would go on to play. Then the financing fell out, and the film was scuttled for two years.

John C. McGinley

PlayGoTwoYearsOutFilm

Whenever a new technology is introduced into society, there must be a counterbalancing human response - that is, high touch - or the technology is rejected... We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human nature.

John Naisbitt

NatureTechnologyBalanceSpiritual

It was the late '70s when my parents met. My dad was a lighting director for a soap opera, and my mom was a temp at the studio. They moved into a house in The Valley in L.A., to a neighborhood that was leafy and affordable.

Meghan Markle

ParentsMomHouseLateDirector

Sir Isaac Newton gave the extraterrestrials their biggest shot in the arm when he embraced the infinite universe as the basis for his hugely influential system of physics. Even so, the aliens of the early modern period remained creatures of philosophy rather than science.

Matthew Stewart

ScienceUniversePhilosophyPhysics

The Senate must approve any deal President Obama negotiates with Iran by a two-thirds majority vote.

Tom Cotton

VotePresidentMustDealMajority

So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved.

Dennis Kucinich

WarProfitableFinanciallyMorally

I mean, what would I be doing if I couldn't write? But that fortunately hasn't proved to be the case and I can read any day. I still read a lot, and I can write any day, but much more slowly and fewer words.

Christopher Hitchens

DayWordsDoingI CanMeanWrite

Each of us is a spirit in material form.

Bruce Lipton

SpiritUsMaterialFormEach

Abu Mazen is not a member of the Zionist movement. He is a Palestinian.

Ariel Sharon

MovementHeMemberPalestinianAbu

Who would say no to a film like 'Gunday?'

Arjun Kapoor

SayFilmWouldWhoLike

A well-managed business will have a high return on invested capital. But that's a consequence. It's not a way to manage a business.

Peter Senge

BusinessWillWayHighReturn

I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.

Sean Durkin

ConfidenceBestConfidentFeelTry

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