Christopher Priest Quotes

Denys Cowan and Dwayne Turner's visions of Wakanda as an ersatz African Epcot Center opened my eyes to the unexploited possibilities; these men, both of whom are African American, together with writer Peter B. Gillis, created an African Asgard of sorts, and I just went, 'Oh, my.'

Christopher Priest

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 30, 1961

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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

John Dryden

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Washington is a very complicated city. You have to work the personal relationships. They are politicians, they are congressmen, they are senators, but they are human beings. And for them to get to know you on a personal level really, really makes the difference.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

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Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud.

Michelle Carter

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Humanizing good people is kind of boring and I don't really see the value in it... humanizing tricky characters is exhilarating, and making audience films out of indie subjects excites me.

Jason Reitman

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Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would be offended at the suggestion.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision.

Chris Cooper

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Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

Brian McDermott

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I didn't like doing team presentations at races, being introduced as the winner of the Tour. I felt quite embarrassed by it.

Bradley Wiggins

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When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

Bruno Tonioli

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When I was growing up, I used to watch 'Power Rangers' and 'Ninja Turtles.' It seemed like every movie had someone doing martial arts in it, so I would go around punching and kicking trees.

Ashton Eaton

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The low carbon economy is at the leading edge of a structural shift now taking place globally.

William Hague

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No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.

Paul Thomas Anderson

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