The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Recitation: by Male by Female
I like grit. I like love and death. I'm tired of irony.
Jim Harrison
LoveDeathTiredGritIronyLike
With a lot of films, people are sitting on the outside looking in, but I want the audience to get a bit more intimately involved with what's going on, so that they maybe can experience it a little bit more intensely.
Andrea Arnold
ExperiencePeopleLookingSitting
I think it's funny that nobody wants to be liked by Washington. All the politicians go, 'I don't like Washington. They don't like me.' I always find it funny that people are trying to distance themselves from Washington as much as they can, even though they're all in Washington.
Maz Jobrani
FunnyPeopleMeThinkTryingFind
The things we always disengage with are one-sided stories or one-sided characters. They're very boring. When you feel like you're being hit over the head, you disengage.
John Krasinski
FeelYouBoringAlwaysOverHead
I always had a tremendous amount of rage about the business, and I thought turning that into comedy was healthy.
Andy Kindler
BusinessThoughtComedyHealthyRage
You can tell when somebody is chosen basketball-wise. You can tell.
Metta World Peace
YouTellChosenSomebody
When I was 17, I was so shy I could barely speak or introduce myself to anyone.
Trevor Donovan
MyselfSpeakShyIntroduceAnyone
We often don't think of them, we think of the great wars and the great battles, but what about losing a son or a daughter, or a girl losing her husband or vice versa? I think of the people who never got the chance to have the opportunities I had.
Tony Curtis
GirlSonDaughterGreatLosing
Health care providers can follow guidelines for responsible painkiller prescribing and talk with their patients about the risks and benefits of taking prescription painkillers.
Tom Frieden
HealthRisksCareTalkFollow
I went to church every Sunday and sang in the choir. But for all that the church gave me - for all that it represented belonging, love and community - it also shut its doors to me as a gay person. That experience left me with the lifelong desire to explore the power of religion to transform lives or destroy them.
Roger Ross Williams
LoveCommunityPowerExperienceMe
Early on, I joined that large group of show business cadets who were 'multi-hyphenates,' 'independents,' 'self produced' or 'alternately financed.' Sometimes, most times, I've had to do it all: raise the money, write the script, produce, direct and act in the film.
Mike Binder
BusinessMoneySelfEarlySometimes
In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.
Michel Houellebecq
MyselfWritingThinkMy OwnRealist
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