Doug Liman Quotes

My films have been successful, and therefore, the process has accommodated me. When the studio said 'no,' I did it anyhow. Now they don't say no to me.

Doug Liman

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MeProcessSaidNowSaySuccessful

I'm a rationalist. And I can see no evidence for a benevolent and interventionist creator.

Robert J. Sawyer

I CanEvidenceSeeCreator

When in doubt, take more time.

John Zimmerman

TimeDoubtWhen In DoubtMoreTake

The progress of the American Revolution has been so rapid and such the alteration of manners, the blending of characters, and the new train of ideas that almost universally prevail, that the principles which animated to the noblest exertions have been nearly annihilated.

Mercy Otis Warren

ProgressIdeasRevolutionAmerican

There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this is what makes possible the resurrection of these two monsters.

Simon Wiesenthal

TodayWaitingAliveForgetPossible

Pork is my friend.

Tom Douglas

FriendPorkMy Friend

No writer besides Shakespeare has created more memorable characters attached to vices and virtues. In even their least sympathetic characters, one senses a kind of helplessness to passion quivering between the poles of good and evil.

Roger Rosenblatt

GoodPassionGood And EvilEvilKind

As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind.

Rodman Philbrick

MindWritingYoungNeverKids

Skepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.

Romain Rolland

FaithTomorrowYesterdayWay

On the practice green, I hit a lot of four-footers with my right hand only. But whatever grip I'm using, you can bet I'm feeling good about it. Otherwise, I'd change. That's how I avoid slumps.

Louis Oosthuizen

ChangeGoodPracticeGreenYouHand

It was a big step for me in the Netherlands: to leave home at the age of 18.

Arjen Robben

HomeAgeStepMeLeaveBig

I love being on stage more than anything, and I think that's what comes across. I think the most honest representation of any music is to play it right there in front of people. It's a moment - it's all one of a kind, every little part of it. There's no repeat.

Alison Mosshart

LoveMusicMomentPeopleThinkPlay

The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we looked at every single person's story as a site of possibly infinite meaning? What if we came to believe that there isn't hubris or narcissism in thinking your story might be worth sharing - only a sense of curiosity and offering?

Leslie Jamison

CuriousMeCuriosityBelieveStory

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