Douglas Sirk Quotes

My idea at this time, which was slowly developing, was to create a comedie humaine with little people, average people - samples from every period in American life.

Douglas Sirk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: April 26, 1897 - January 14, 1987

Topics

LifeTimePeopleAmericanCreate

I get paid for what most kids get punished for.

Jerry Lewis

PaidGetKidsMostPunished

Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.

Jenny Packham

WrongWantGlamorousSomethingMost

Somebody has to pay our editors, writers, journalists, designers, developers, and all the other specialists whose passion and tears go into every chunk of worthwhile web content.

Jeffrey Zeldman

PassionTearsGoPayContentWeb

The sheriffs are completely outnumbered and outgunned. And we don't have enough border patrol agents.

John Culberson

BorderEnoughBorder PatrolPatrol

The liberals love you until you say something critical about Hillary Clinton.

Ana Navarro

LoveYouSaySomethingCritical

I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk.

Tori Amos

WalkCompassionPeopleFindGoing

The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis - often despite the advice they were getting.

Robert Dallek

AdviceCrisisJudgmentGreatestBeen

Most people have stereo vision, so why belittle that very, very important element of our existence?

Martin Scorsese

VisionPeopleImportantWhyBelittle

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

Mike Krzyzewski

BeautyTeamworkMeSelflessActing

Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.

Lord Byron

LoveCountryThoughCountrymen

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.

Jonathan Demme

GreatJobDemocracyMediaJournalism

When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.

Chris Kyle

DreamsPatriotismMilitaryRidingUp

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