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Norman Jewison Quotes

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: canadian
Birth: July 21, 1926

Topics

Think Generation Tradition Down Film

We were watching bands like the Ramones and Blondie and other bands beginning to ignite.

Beginning Watching Like Ignite Bands

Building a successful business requires a combination of human capital, financial resources, market opportunity, persistence, community support, and even luck.

Business Opportunity Community Luck

If you or I fail at business, we fail. If we cheat and fail, we go to jail. But if you're rich and politically connected, your incompetence may be protected by a government bailout.

Robert Kiyosaki

Business Government Rich You Go May

I was watching tennis on TV, and between games, they were showing a commercial for a tennis school. I wrote down the number, gave it to my mom, and said, 'This is what I want to do.' She thought it was a joke, but I was very stubborn, and I kept bringing it up.

School Mom Thought Stubborn Down

After I finished school, I went to JJ College of Architecture and then to Harvard. I did my B.A. with a major in filmmaking.

Architecture School College Harvard

People ask 'How do you get so eh-ish?' I don't know if it's just because so much of my family still lives in Canada and I finished studies up there.

Family People You Canada Know Ask

I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want to try stuff. The show is entertainment, but I think it has done so much for the public perception of what food can be.

Food Travel Parents Perception Think

There is this power that comes with being famous.

Power Famous Being Famous Being

I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.

Hot She Got Because Ratings Sarah

Sometimes what we call tragedy, at least in the theater, are really case histories. They're based on the central figure, and things happen to that person, and they're called tragedy because they're extremely sad. But tragedy always has a glorious thing happen at the end of it. That's what the catharsis is.

Sad End Tragedy Things Happen Person

If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing. They couldn't be running around in their long skirts and corsets, because you can't.

Change Women History You Look Play

The beauty of age is we grow, we learn. We have more wisdom. And as much as the youth-glorifying Hollywood would like us to believe, it's nothing. They're wrong.

Beauty Wisdom Age Believe Learn

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