Making Quotes

The source and center of all man's creative power... is his power of making images, or the power of imagination.

Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most senseless acts of destruction were left well alone by cops, indeed people dressed as Black Block members were seen freely making their way across police lines and talking to cops.

A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.

Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even.

Because, if I'm honest, people in the white world might be appalled, but in the black world, they're making myths out of me. And I know that ain't the life.

Gibson has been making the finest electric guitars the world has ever witnessed for over 70 years. They are as American as God, guns and rock and roll.

I am making a collection of the things my opponents have found me to be and, when this election is over, I am going to open a museum and put them on display.

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

I understand what my gift is, which is making people laugh, hopefully. It's more on that level. I don't need to be a leading man, I'm fine with that.

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.

I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people.

Then, of course, there are those sad occasions when a poet or a writer has not grown, and one has to let them go because they're just not making headway. But we have a very clear personal relationship with the authors.

True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty.

I love making music and I'm falling in love with making records, so it's like having two girlfriends. But I can handle it.

I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible.

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing.

Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only senior executives' decisions matter. This is a dangerous mistake.

An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature.

So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.

Before I became a writer, I was running a jazz bar in the center of Tokyo, which means that I worked in filthy air all the time late into the night. I was very excited when I started making a living out of my writing, and I decided, 'I will live in nothing but an absolutely healthy way.'

She was making great money at personal appearances.

It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.

Life excites me-just little, normal, everyday things. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Making food. I find it all exciting.

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.

The first time I went to therapy, I had to stop going because they were making me hate my parents.

I was making a lot of momentous personal decisions. I was still very very young: when the prize was awarded, I was 33; the work I had done when I was 21.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.