J. F. Stone Quotes

The reference to John Podesta is general. It is not specific. And, by the way, he does have his time in the barrel shortly thereafter.

My absolute favorite kind of people in the world are people that are passionate about something.

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but true basis of independent cinema. Inch by motherfuking inch we must, because we have no other choice.

Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.

When we direct our thoughts properly i.e. 'Things could be worse but aren't', we can control our emotions... i.e. and feel relieved, grateful, satisfied, hopeful and happy

The natural law of inertia: Matter will remain at rest or continue in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.

Events tend to recur in cycles.

Grab it while you can because tomorrow could suck you dry.

I'm the type of woman you might say is too good. I'll massage a man's feet, have dinner cooked when he gets home. But once they leave, the door is closed, and the locks are changed.

Always carry a book on a date so that when you get bored you can slip into the Ladies for a read.

Constraint inspires creativity

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

Inventing your dream is the first and biggest step toward making it come true.

I have dreams of being a producer, being behind a camera, eating seven tacos for every meal, and making movies that affect people the way they affect me. I don't even need to be in them.

Sometimes I definitely shut people out. I can be that sort of girlfriend who crosses her arms, shakes her head and says, "Nope, I'm not telling you what's wrong. I'm fine."

You have to have a thin skin. As a creative person, you have to. You can't get a thick skin.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

Anything that can be perfect is very damaging for my psyche.

How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties.

I'm a total Republican, but I've never claimed to be a Christian-right conservative. They're a large but dwindling part of the Party.

We all know what we know. We experience with our minds and breath.

I've always remembered. This fellow said to me - if you think someones'doing you wrong, it's not for you to judge. Kill them first and then God can do the judging.

Music always hits me when I'm driving so I keep a recorder in my bag.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but us sheep know, true beauty is not in the eye: it lives in the mind.

I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.

I love coming home to Melbourne. The first thing I do is have a coffee. It's just so much better here than anywhere else. It's better than in Italy and I travel a lot. I crave it.

I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.

Some say life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.

I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed.

Effort and work can become fun when you establish specific desirable goals.

The culture is just so coarse that you have to take it to that level and people will be like, 'Whoa!' And then you can make people think about stuff. It's kind of like shock therapy.

Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.

Comedy's my first love. I love that so much. You play comedy in drama, too. The difference between genres doesn't really change the method of acting.

As the medieval mind blamed God for human suffering, so the modern mind blames 'the system' for the industrial blight and plague of technology.

Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) — you will have hope and be made hopeful.

I realized ceativity is a renewable resource. You never run out of good ideas

The widening of woman's sphere is to improve her lot. Let us do it, and if the world scoff, let it scoff if it sneer, let it sneer.

It is interesting to note that life never leaves us stranded. If life hands us a problem, it hands us also the abilities with which to meet the problem.

There are some things that have to wait and that can't just happen right now.

I think we have to be not so afraid of scarcity. We have to be willing to give away all things.

I might as well be myself. Everyone else is taken.

Nobody ever built a statue to a committee.

In some ways, comedy and something like a musical do go hand-in-hand.

It's nice to find creative outlets on a daily basis.

I don't really like the whole pancake look.