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“They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll open your film in Arkansas.'”

Mean Said America Film Cutting Finals Makers Harvey Arkansas

Author:Mira Nair

“I can't do comedy that is cutting and vicious. If I knew I'd said something that was going to make someone feel bad, well, that supersedes everything.”

Ifs Feels Wells Said I Can Comedy Cutting Vicious

Author:Eugene Levy

“I came home in the afternoon to sleep, and there was this e-mail from Comedy Central saying they were interested in having me be part of this new show called 'Jump Cuts'! So I called them right away, and the producer started laughing and said, 'We sent that e-mail one minute ago - you're so fast!”

Said Shows Home Sleep Laughing Comedy Cutting Minutes Producers Afternoon Mail One Minute

Author:Lev Yilmaz

“For what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's shank.”

Said Lord Cutting Thee Missionary Thankfulness Cannibal Shank

Author:Yip Harburg

“It is said that the American vocabulary has declined by half in the past few decades. It's a tragic instance of desertification following upon monocultural commodity production, the clear-cutting of written and spoken English.”

Said Past Half Clear Cutting Written Productions Following Decades Instance Tragic Commodity Vocabulary Clear Cutting Spoken English

Book:Epicurean Simplicity

Source: Epicurean Simplicity

“In desperation I asked Fermi whether he was not impressed by the agreement between our calculated numbers and his measured numbers. He replied, "How many arbitrary parameters did you use for your calculations?" I thought for a moment about our cut-off procedures and said, "Four." He said, "I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, with four parameters I can fit an elephant, and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk." With that, the conversation was over.”

“The caucus is a sort of representative meeting which sits voting and voting till they have cut out all the known men against whom much is to be said, and agreed on some unknown man against whom there is nothing known, and therefore nothing to be alleged.”

Men Said Known Cutting Meetings Voting Representatives Caucus

Book:The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays

Source: The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays

“Alcibiades had a very handsome dog, that cost him seven thousand drachmas; and he cut off his tail, "that," said he, "the Athenians may have this story to tell of me, and may concern themselves no further with me.”

May Said Stories Cutting Dog Cost Thousand Concern Seven Tails Handsome Athenians

Book:Plutarch's Morals

Source: Plutarch's Morals

“The law is an expression of God 's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously. "Rubbish," said the Master. "The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant .”

Said Shows Law Evil Cutting Expression Masters Lovers Holy Tyrants Preacher Minimum Show Me Honored Rubbish Necessary Evil

Author:Anthony de Mello

“With that being said, you are a Democrat. You are saying, "Let's cut and run." And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, "Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies." And I know you're not. I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way.”

Thinking Knows Way Feels Has Beens Said Running Enemy Cutting Prove Democrat Nervous Interviews Accusing Prove To Me

Author:Glenn Beck

“People have said to me for a long time, "Man you're funny." I say, "Well, I'm quick," but being funny on purpose, take after take - that's why I said for me it was new territory, and so by improvising something might come out that might be good. And it's film, so they can cut it if it isn't.”

People Ifs Men Wells Long Said Might Film Purpose Cutting Long Time Be Good Territory Improvising Being Funny New Territory

Author:Denzel Washington

“There are enough forces in the world that are afraid of our strength, “our hugeness,” as one of our sovereigns said. So, they seek to divide us into parts, this is a well-known fact. Look at what they did with Yugoslavia: they cut it into small pieces and are now manipulating everything that can be manipulated there, which is almost anything. Apparently, someone would like to do the same with us...”

World Wells Looks Said Enough Facts Force Known Pieces Cutting Divides Well Known Small Pieces Yugoslavia

Author:Vladimir Putin

“There are those who hold that there is a pattern to all that is said and done in this world, that no thing happens without reason nor out of time. As to that, I cannot speak, for I have seen too many threads cut short to believe it, but of a surety, I have seen too the weft of my fate shuttled on the loom. If there is a pattern, I do not think there is anyone among us who can stand at a great enough distance to discern it; yet I will not say that it is not so.”

Ifs Thinking World Believe Said Reason Done Enough Happens Speak Cutting Fate This World Distance Patterns Things Happen Thread Said And Done

Book:Kushiel's Dart

Source: Kushiel's Dart

“Arnold was on the 'Today' show today, he was a little light on specifics. He said he could solve California's $38 billion budget deficit, without cutting spending or raising taxes because there was a third way. What is it? Let's just say it involves a robot going back in time to convince Gray Davis to go into dentistry.”

“For ages, I had this mullet until someone on the street stopped me and said, 'Darling, can I cut your hair for free? Because you look a bit weird.'”

Looks Said Age Bits Cutting Streets Hair Darling Mullets

Author:Natalia Tena