#dire

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#directors #films #modest #more #number

And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#bending #directing #i #knowing #me

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#burt #director #lancaster #largely #me

Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found it very useful to have a direct experience of what I'm writing about. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#always #anyway #been #direct #direct experience

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

#america #beacon #broader #control #democracy

I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests. ↗

— John Pomfret

#bosnia #directly #engage #i #i think

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ↗

— Cole Porter

#director #inspiration #phone call #sole #telephone

The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing. ↗

— Michael Porter

#consistent #continuity #continuous #direction #each

I choose my work very carefully, always for the script and the director, and I don't think that's going to change. My work is like a house. It's built on very strong poles. ↗

— Franka Potente

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