George Stevens Quotes

I was on a picture for four or five days, had an opportunity to be on a set, and the assistant cameraman kept showing me things. One day I climbed the fence, knowing they needed an assistant cameraman. A couple of days later, I was one. The first day or two, it was pretty disastrous, but I knew something about photography, and I caught on quick.

George Stevens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975

Topics

OpportunityDayMePictureFence

I entertain for a living, and I entertain.

Jennifer Aniston

LivingEntertain

We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against. And it doesn't matter whether they are black or white, Latino, Asian or Native American, whether they are straight or gay, Muslim, Christian, or Jews.

John Lewis

PeopleStand UpSpeakBlackHelp

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative.

John Sarbanes

MoneyFightDeepBackDonePossible

Every year, I speak to our new associates and give them this advice, although in my own words. 'This isn't like school,' I tell them, 'where you want to get your hand in the air and give an answer quickly. The only grade here is 100. Deadlines are important, but at Blackstone you can always get help in meeting them.'

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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I think if we're going to have a requirement that everyone have equal access to insurance, you really have to have a way to make certain that everyone is expected to participate.

Ron Williams

ThinkInsuranceYouWayEqualGoing

You must always be open to new experiences; by this means, your physical and etheric bodies will be brought into a condition which may be compared with the contented mood of a brooding hen.

Rudolf Steiner

YouNewMoodWillAlwaysOpen

I was privileged because my father was a policeman, and we lived in town. Many people in Malawi are from typical villages. My grandmother insisted I should be in both worlds, and so I needed to be acquainted with village life.

Joyce Banda

LifeFatherPeopleVillageLived

A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.

Jean Anouilh

GeniusWithoutObviousUnderstood

People who put money in the church basket and people who go to church and pay the pastor: that isn't real philanthropy; that's just like you belong to a country club. You pay your dues to belong to that church, so you pay your tithing or whatever it is.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

MoneyPeopleChurchYouCountryGo

Latin America's economies are organized in a way that concentrates wealth in a few hands but then leaves it untaxed, depriving governments of the resources needed to invest in their citizens' human capital.

Denise Dresser

AmericaHandsWealthWayHuman

I write all the time - I write poetry, I love to write.

Colin Quinn

LoveTimePoetryWriteI Write

In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.

William Greider

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