David Grann Quotes

You have to go where the truth takes you, and that doesn't always take you in exactly the same place where people you speak to might want,or suspects may want. That's your ultimate obligation.

David Grann

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TruthPeopleSpeakYouPlaceWant

There aren't many American directors here trying to direct a Japanese yakuza film. When you combine that with the fact that I don't speak much Japanese and this was an independent film I was financing myself - people were curious about what I was doing.

John Foster

MyselfCuriousPeopleSpeakAmerican

For me, I saw a psychologist because I wanted to connect more with people, with the earth, my environment. I want to connect more to my family.

Metta World Peace

FamilyPeopleMeEnvironmentEarth

I believe in free markets. I believe in free trade. I believe in creating the conditions that will allow that to happen. And if we do that, American companies are going to be pretty darn competitive.

John S. Watson

FreeBelieveAmericanCreatingWill

When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think.

Amish Tripathi

FamilyI AmWritingBookThinkCare

Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club in London and was very impressed. He was the only guitarist I've ever seen to turn the volume control on his guitar down during a solo.

Alvin Lee

GreenControlGuitarEnoughDown

I'm not making music for intelligent people or dumb people. I'm just making music for people.

Stromae

MusicPeopleDumbIntelligentJust

You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.

Julia Child

FoodLearnYouKnowSlaveRecipes

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc.

Juan Goytisolo

TimePoetryOpinionCriticismDrama

The whole Christmas story was probably a later addition to the gospel narratives, presented only by the authors of Matthew and Luke. Mark and John seem never to have heard of the manger in Bethlehem, the Massacre of the Innocents, the hovering star, the three wise men, and so forth.

Jay Parini

MenWiseStoryThreeChristmasStar

Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction.

Don Shula

DirectionRightDolphinsFanAnybody

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

Dolly Parton

MeHairSomeoneLongKnowSaid

Yes, if I had it my way I would do all the shots myself - I used to do that when I was just a cameraman, an operator - but there's no way; you can't do that anymore.

Dennis Muren

MyselfYouWayYesUsedShots

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