#lt

Butte was once a grand city. To me, that city is like one big stage for Edward Hopper. You could put your camera anywhere, and you felt you were looking at his paintings. ↗

— Wim Wenders

#big #camera #city #could #edward

For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we had to protect it. ↗

— Wim Wenders

#doing #european #had #i #lobbying

Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult. ↗

— David Wenham

#difficult #i #just #own #suppose

No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling. ↗

— Allen West

#absolutely #administration #afghanistan #almost #appalling

How many actors have a shot at being a part of something that became a part of pop culture? It's been very rewarding. I'm not getting the 20 million bucks for the new movies, but at least I'm getting warmth and recognition from people wherever I go. ↗

— Adam West

#been #being #bucks #culture #getting

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality. ↗

— Allen West

#also #because #care #confront #criminality

The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us. I seek full-blast mutual intensity, fully fledged mutual acceptance, full-blown mutual flourishing, and fully felt peace and joy with each other. This requires a level of physical attraction, personal adoration, and moral admiration that is hard to find. ↗

— Cornel West

#admiration #adoration #apply #attraction #basic

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention. ↗

— Carolyn Wells

#guilty #guilty conscience #invention #mother

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided. ↗

— Mae West

#cultivate #curves #dangerous #may #won

Modeling, for me, was not fulfilling. I didn't see the point - although I was able to travel a great deal. I lived in Italy, Germany, and Spain, but I wasn't devoted to it. ↗

— Tom Welling

#although #deal #devoted #fulfilling #germany