David Lowery Quotes

One of my earliest memories, movie-related or otherwise, is of seeing a man dunking a man's head in a toilet on television, and my mom telling me that this is what would happen to me if I ever joined the Army. It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I would discover that this was a scene from 'The Great Santini,' starring Robert Duvall.

David Lowery

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I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.

Jenny Downham

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I don't think bonuses are always bad.

Andrew Cuomo

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'Write' is almost the wrong verb for what I do. I think 'compose' is more accurate because you're trying to make the sounds in your mind and in your voice. So I compose while I'm driving or in the shower.

Robert Pinsky

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I didn't have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didn't know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke.

Skylar Grey

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I'm more critical of the films I make than anyone else.

Rowan Atkinson

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Mermaids are just the most whimsical, mystical creatures of all time.

Jazz Jennings

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Study after study confirms that even when you control for variables like profession, education, hours worked, age, marital status, and children, men still are compensated substantially more - even in professions, like nursing, dominated by women. No wonder there's a gender gap.

Dee Dee Myers

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I don't want my kids growing up to be city kids.

Donald Trump, Jr.

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This technology will obviously become more prevalent. Who knows what will result? One thing is certain, computer technology will revolutionize the way we tell stories as much as movie film has.

Chris Wedge

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I'm an Obama supporter. And if you're an Obama supporter, that means you had a hard time during the Bush years.

Philip Roth

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In 1983, the government imposed a ban on the import of gensets. I was out of business overnight. I was in trouble.

Sunil Mittal

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Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land.

Susan George

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