Alan Parker Quotes

I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

Alan Parker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 14, 1944

Topics

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It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

Jimmy Smits

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By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.

John Maynard Keynes

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I don't have an M.B.A. I have a doctoral degree in philosophy - nineteenth-century German philosophy, to be precise.

Matthew Stewart

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For me, the first thing is script. When I heard 'Mom''s script, it really touched me and moved me. I felt really nice about the story. That's the reason I did the movie.

Sridevi

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Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

Shirley Chisholm

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Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend.

Tony Cardenas

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I hate wearing suits and ties.

Rob Delaney

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I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

Judi Dench

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The beauty of jazz is that it can accommodate all styles. You can take jazz and put rock in it, and it's still jazz.

Jon Batiste

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The comic book world is so dangerous, you know what I mean? You say one thing and people - they're ravenous - they are very opinionated fans. But they're great fans.

Chris Evans

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Usually, the great thing about cycling is that anybody can watch it; it's very accessible.

Bradley Wiggins

GreatWatchGreat ThingCyclingVery

Economic desperation often drives wildlife destruction like poaching or illegal logging. But trade can help create powerful financial incentives for communities to preserve the biodiversity around them.

Arancha Gonzalez

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