Heather Brooke Quotes

CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance.

Heather Brooke

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The camera is my tool. Through it I give a reason to everything around me.

Andre Kertesz

MeCameraReasonEverythingTool

I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential.

John Tiffany

VisionTimeMeWritingThoughtPlay

What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged.

Steve Lacy

StrategySurvivalDiscouragedResist

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.

Solomon Burke

LifeGrowBetterLearnYouLittle

I don't believe moviegoers don't have patience. Screenwriters are told a scene can't be longer than three minutes, that you have to cut to the chase. Not true!

Tracy Letts

PatienceBelieveYouThreeTrueCut

I'm sure that my parents' behavior has entered my work, I'm sorry to say. I don't think you need to have a difficult childhood to be funny, but it helps.

Roz Chast

WorkFunnyChildhoodParentsSorry

It's very weird about movies: you never know which ones are going to stay alive and which one are going to be meaningless. When you're there, you couldn't possibly predict it. Some things slowly die, and others slowly stay a while.

Mike Nichols

WeirdDieYouAliveKnowMovies

I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day.

Missy Elliott

DayLookingDownPersonStreetMean

I get mad like anybody else does, but being able to laugh about getting mad is very healthy, and my kids know that.

Louis C. K.

LaughMadHealthyKnowGetKids

I chose poetry. Actually, poetry chose me.

Joy Harjo

PoetryMeActuallyChose

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things we can't really see or touch. They're not material, but they're vitally important to us.

Judy Collins

LoveMusicFeelingsImportantTouch

Our students are the best investment we can make for our country and our future economic prosperity. It's in our best interest to ensure they're receiving the best education possible and maximizing their potential.

Jared Polis

EducationFutureBestPotential

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