Scott Derrickson Quotes

Some of the most intelligent people I've met in my life are priests and pastors; now, a lot of them aren't that, though. Some of the most sanctimonious and hypocritical people I've met are priests and pastors, also.

Scott Derrickson

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LifePeopleMy LifeNowIntelligent

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.

Jennie Finch

MomentBalanceThinkBeingI Think

When you're teaching a hard concept and the students all have puzzled looks on their faces and then suddenly you can see that 'aha' moment, that they got it, that's just an incredible thing.

Anant Agarwal

MomentYouLooksHardSeeStudents

My favorite video to film was 'Work It' because it began the incredible road ahead. Missy was protective and thoughtful of us kids, removing us from the mature scenes and using the clean version when we filmed.

Alyson Stoner

WorkRoadThoughtfulMatureAhead

I think jazz guitar isn't very ladylike in general. Not that it shouldn't be.

Mary Halvorson

ThinkGuitarJazzGeneralI Think

A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.

Michael Morpurgo

MemoryMeStoryCreateMy OwnReal

I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine.

Lou Reed

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As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like 'The Godfather' or 'Dog Day Afternoon' or 'The Graduate.' You watch one of those, and you never want to write again. Whereas with bad movies, it makes you think, If that counts, I certainly could write.

Jason Reitman

DogGreatDayMeWritingThink

When I go on the road now, which is less than before, but still more than I'd like to, I think of myself primarily as a singer. Not a songwriter, not a celebrity, just a man who likes to sing.

Don McLean

MyselfManRoadThinkGoCelebrity

Colleges do not merely offer preparation for the future; they occupy four years of a student's life, and an institution should do what it can to make these years absorbing and enjoyable.

Derek Bok

LifeFuturePreparationStudentFour

I learned a lot on '2001.'

Douglas Trumbull

LearnedLot

I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.

Chloe Grace Moretz

ThinkYouLookI Was RaisedCursing

I want people to be sensitive about how women feel and think.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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