Ellen McLaughlin Quotes

The more you head into the maelstrom, the more vulnerable you are, of course. But it's what you owe to whatever gift you have.

Ellen McLaughlin

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GiftYouMoreWhateverHeadCourse

I don't know what people find or like in me, I'm hopelessly commonplace! Current appreciation of my work is a bit highbrow, I've always considered myself a popular artist.

Maxfield Parrish

WorkMyselfAppreciationPeopleMe

Banal words function as a feeble phenomena that fall into their own mental bogs of meaning.

Robert Smithson

WordsMeaningFallMentalOwnBanal

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

Michael J. Fox

LifeLivePowerMyselfHumility

I remember doing a little student film where we had a guy that couldn't pull focus. We ended up spending three times the amount of time shooting this thing as opposed to if the guy could've just pulled focus.

Stephen Amell

TimeFocusDoingRememberStudent

Nat King Cole - I listen to him a lot.

Ry Cooder

KingListenHimNat King ColeLot

When I started to make more or less serious money - for those times - then, of course, I wanted to show everyone that life is different: it's a new kind of life; we are earning this money. We wanted to pay taxes and live honestly.

Roman Abramovich

LifeLiveMoneySeriousNewKind

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

Rudy Giuliani

CityStrongerYouKnowSaidSay

I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is black-and-white and its silent, but I did my best to make the movie accessible and easy to watch. I really don't want to make elitist movies. I really try hard to work for the audience. Audiences are smart. They get everything.

Michel Hazanavicius

WorkGoodChallengeBestBalance

You want the actor to be happy with the movie. You really want the actor to think they did a good job and all that.

Michael Lehmann

GoodJobHappyBe HappyThinkYou

My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.

Monte Irvin

WorkMenKingMeetingAchieveTwo

Two things I take very seriously in life. My golf game and my relationship with God. Neither one is simple.

Cheryl Ladd

LifeGodRelationshipSimpleGame

I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.

Chris Rock

WorkBestThinkKindChargeI Think

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