Alexander Payne Quotes

I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.

Alexander Payne

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The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

John Maynard Keynes

FinanceRewardIntellectualTaxes

If young children boo me, that makes my day.

Tom Felton

ChildrenDayMeYoungBooMakes

In the early Seventies, I had shoulder-length hair, bell-bottom pants, love beads and shirts that laced up at the front. But then I smartened up.

Tom Ford

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When I finally got sober, I moved towards what I might have been if I hadn't been destroying myself when I was young.

Mary Gauthier

MyselfYoungSoberGotFinallyBeen

In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death.

Mike Simpson

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On the Internet, speed matters. According to research by Microsoft, Google, and others, if a website is even 250 milliseconds slower than a rival, people will visit it less often.

Marvin Ammori

PeopleResearchInternetSpeedWill

I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.

Lord Mountbatten

SeaBackGetKeenRattled

I was 13 years old at music school talking to my teacher. I can't quite remember what it was I was trying to describe, but I do remember my music teacher saying to me, 'Do you have synesthesia?' In hindsight, it seems a little presumptuous of her to think a little boy in Essex would know what synesthesia was.

Dev Hynes

MusicTeacherSchoolMeSayingYou

My whole thing was, as much as I was inspired by what my parents do, and growing up on film sets, watching that made me really want to do that. I am my own person, and I think that the only thing with the Hemingway name is that it has gotten me in the door.

Dree Hemingway

I AmParentsMeDoorGrowing Up

I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.

Chuck D

MorningHopeMeUnityYouI Can

Well, in order to become a grown man, in order to become significant in my family and significant in my children's life, I had to learn my lessons.

Bobby Brown

LifeFamilyChildrenManLearnWell

When I go to Japan, they don't care if you win or lose; they just want to see a good fight.

Bobby Lashley

GoodFightWinWin Or LoseCareYou

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