David Fanning Quotes

At the heart of the best documentaries, there is a journey of inquiry - someone who travels out into the world, comes back with a story, and who then finds meaning in it, and intrigue; someone who tells you about something you never quite knew before, or in a way you hadn't quite thought about.

David Fanning

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JourneyHeartBestWorldThought

There seems to be a great propensity in this business to write tear-jerkers, 'You-left-me' songs. I thought, 'Why don't I count my blessings by looking at what I have?' I'm pretty much an optimistic guy.

Jerry Jeff Walker

BusinessGreatLookingThoughtWhy

Mornin' ladies, my goodness don't you look happy. Must be cuttin' somebody up pretty good.

Andy Griffith

GoodHappyYouLookGoodnessUp

You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it.

Tomi Adeyemi

WorkStoryRejectionYouOutMake

I don't care about getting re-elected; I care about saving the country.

Robert Blaha

CareCountryAboutGettingI Care

I might have lived long enough to learn all this in the long haul, but I would have been just another soul taking up time and space for a long spell before I learned.

Lou Rawls

TimeSoulSpaceLearnEnoughLong

Uribe and I have very good relations. I owe him loyalty, I admire him, he did great things for our country, and I think that because of what he did, I can now concentrate on different issues, different from what he concentrated on.

Juan Manuel Santos

GoodLoyaltyGreatThinkI CanNow

To be honest, there are parts of 'How Literature Saved My Life' that began as interviews. Someone was telling me that they think the book sounds very phonic: that it sounds like me speaking. And I don't think it's a coincidence that there are six to ten passages that I cadged from various interviews that I did post-'Reality Hunger'.

David Shields

LifeMeBookThinkMy LifeSomeone

The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.

Colin Greenwood

GuitarMoreResponsiveMachineThan

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs.

Brian P. Cleary

PetWorldSheepTurtleKindShe

People in third-world countries are less eager to see movies full of angst over existential problems, and who can blame them. They've got other fish to fry. They'd rather see a few great dance routines and the guy end up with the girl.

Alison Owen

GirlGreatDancePeopleBlameEnd

Because a woman goes to prison doesn't mean she's a bad mom - doesn't mean that she shouldn't have her children.

Susan Burton

ChildrenWomanMomPrisonBadShe

Even in a less exaggerated description, any verbal account of a person is bound to find itself employing an assortment of waterfalls, lightning rods, landscapes, birds, etc.

Sergei Eisenstein

BirdsFindPersonLightningEven

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