Francis Ford Coppola Quotes

It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success, I wasn't even aware of it, because I was somewhere else under the deadline again.

Francis Ford Coppola

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My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

Joan Jett

ParentsMeWorldAnythingWanted

After the first 'Hedwig,' interestingly, I was offered to play Hamlet a couple of times.

John Cameron Mitchell

PlayFirstHamletAfterCouple

I considered several names, but Titania, a character from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream', was best able to portray the image I wanted for what is a fantastically elegant and sexy yacht.

John Caudwell

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When I'm at home in Virginia, I become more hermit-like. I like my own home.

Robert Duvall

HomeMy OwnBecomeMoreOwnLike

How can anyone live off of minimum wage?

Tom Douglas

LiveMinimum WageOffWageHow

My mother's a very spiritual woman, and I think Pentecostal religion, Bible religion, was very important to her because it gave her a context for a very spiritual approach to life.

Rodney Crowell

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A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant political figures involved: Mark Hanna, Theodore Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman.

Russell Baker

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The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man.

Louis Farrakhan

GoodGreatManMeNameGreat Man

Surfers were the ones who named all my songs. They'd yell out the names, and we just kept 'em.

Dick Dale

NamesOutJustWhoSongsYell

Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve.

Dee Dee Myers

PeopleProblemsPointPresidency

God has blessed me to be where I'm at today. All the trials and tribulations I faced throughout my career and life. Look at where I'm at now, I'm the all-time Packers leading receiver of that franchise. That tells you a lot.

Donald Driver

LifeGodTodayMeBlessedLook

It would seem that some black people want to say that when you, as a black, become successful, you cease to be black. That's ridiculous.

Clarence Thomas

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