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Bennett Miller Quotes

There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling is that trying to control things too much feels icky to me.

Bennett Miller

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: December 30, 1966

Topics

Politics Me Control Trying Too Much

I have a hard time waking up. No alarm clock works! It sounds childish, but I seriously have my manager, my mom or a buddy of mine wake me up if I have to be somewhere. It's a serious issue! I've been very late for some serious gigs because of it!

Jesse McCartney

Time Me Mom Late Serious Manager

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

John Adams

Great War Guilt Unnecessary

I'm a simple, simple man.

Jeremy Renner

Simple Man

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

John Milton

Nothing More Right Self-Esteem Just

I'm a free market person, a free trader. But if we had a market in California, there would be competition.

Anna Eshoo

Competition Free Person California

If I'm gonna go down I'm gonna do it with style. You won't hear me surrender, you won't hear me confess cause you've left me with nothing but I have worked with less.

Ani DiFranco

Style Me You Down Surrender Nothing

When a guy is perceived as macho, female editors aren't going to like it - because they all want to be men.

Michael Cimino

Men Want Guy Going Because Like

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

Amelia Barr

Luck World Go Run Never She

You think you can do anything, and then you slowly learn how wrong you are.

Milos Forman

Think Learn You Wrong Anything How

I consider myself really lucky and I always have done. My approach is that if I know I'm relaxed and happy, then I will do my best work.

Jonny Lee Miller

Work Myself Best Happy Know Done

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

Derek Magyar

Love Filmmaking Say Actor First

For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why.

Peter Mandelson

Past People Decisions Doors Doing