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All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.

George Lucas

Ultimately the Force is the larger mystery of the universe. And to trust your feelings is your way into that.
GEORGE LUCAS

Feeling Force Mystery Trust Universe Way Yourself
I’ve discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don’t really know much about movies. They don’t know the history. They don’t know the technology. They don’t know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they’re lost.
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Criticism Discover History Lost Technology Try
So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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Death Freedom Liberty Thunder
Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil… The theme came from stories and ideas that have been around for thousands of years.
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Evil Friendship Goodness Ideas Issues Loyalty People Story
The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
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Artist Easy Photograph Technology View
It’s okay to lose; just don’t lose the lesson.
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Education Experience Learning Lesson Lose
I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers – teachers with very loud voices.
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Aware Loud Movie Myself Teacher Try Voice
The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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Illusion Movie Secret
Teachers are the most important individuals in our society – nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.
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Education Human Important Ourselves Powerful Society Teacher Touch
You must let go of your past and embrace your future and figure out what path you’re going to go down
GEORGE LUCAS

Embrace Future Journey Let Go Past Path Yourself
People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.
GEORGE LUCAS

Art Culture Destroy People Power Profit Work
Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
GEORGE LUCAS

Each Other Friendship Help Myself Reason Success
It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.
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Believe Director Generation Life Movie Myself Time Transition
Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.
GEORGE LUCAS

Innovation Myself Reality. Journey
If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.
GEORGE LUCAS

Key Perseverance Quality Success Thinking
Being in Washington is more fictional than being in Hollywood.
GEORGE LUCAS

Fantasy Fiction Funny Place

All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.

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All democracies turn into dictatorships – but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it’s Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.

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