J. Paul Getty Quotes

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

J. Paul Getty

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ProfitInabilityNotoriousIndustries

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.

Andy Garcia

WorkFreedomYouDoneExploreRight

I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to see that this freedom is not infringed upon, revoked, or limited in any way.

Jeff Miller

FreedomAmericanWillWayBearSee

Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don't see the point. I'm just not going to be one of those people photographed in a bikini where people are like, 'OMG, look at Amy!' I mean, it might be OMG, but not for the reasons I want.

Amy Adams

PowerPeopleLookWantMeanSee

I have a grandson who's both really interested in art and all things mechanical, so I think he'll get a huge kick out of 'Apollo 13' someday. And I think my granddaughters will enjoy 'Splash.'

Ron Howard

ArtThinkEnjoyWillOutMechanical

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

Mohamed ElBaradei

DemocracyMoreBoxThanBallot

As we know from the work of certain fundamental physicists, people like Einstein were very dependent upon conjuring up visual images in order to imagine things which otherwise were not easily formulated.

Jonathan Miller

WorkPeopleKnowUpOrderThings

I'll photograph weddings, friends - I'm not too good for anything.

Douglas Kirkland

GoodFriendsPhotographAnythingToo

Why would you want to dictate somebody else's taste or happiness? Music is supposed to be joyful and move people, and however that gets accomplished for different people, it's all good.

Chris Stapleton

GoodHappinessMusicPeopleYouWhy

I love the live performances and Las Vegas. I also like making films that are being discovered by another generation. Having been a teen idol of the '60s is great because you realize you left your generation with a smile and good memories.

Connie Stevens

SmileLoveGoodLiveMemoriesGreat

Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.

Constantin Stanislavski

TalentAttentionNothingMental

The characters are not allowed to change if you write a sitcom; they're not allowed to learn anything. There's all these sorts of rules, and you go, 'I just want to be able to write one character and then leave that behind.' Also, as a performer, and I may regret saying this, but it would be my own personal hell to be trapped in the sitcom.

Alice Lowe

ChangeCharacterSayingRegretLearn

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

Philip Pullman

EducationLoveResponsibilityFlowers

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