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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

We are all living in cages with the door wide open.
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Live Philosophy Prison Reality
It’s very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what’s inside of you.
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Culture Friendship Important Inspirational Thinking Yourself
Don’t avoid the cliches – they are cliches because they work!
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Avoid Hard Time Inspirational Struggle Work
So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.
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Death Freedom Liberty Thunder
Train yourself to let go of the things you fear to lose.
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Fear Let Go Lose Training Yourself
The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.
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Illusion Movie Secret
Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that’s one of the hardest things to do because you don’t always know exactly where you’re going, and you shouldn’t.
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Achievement Destination Goal Issues Journey Reality Yourself
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
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Right Simplicity Yourself
The best way to truly understand narrative art is to experience it.
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Art Best Experience True Understand Way
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.
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Consumption Darkness Destiny Forever Path Start Willing
A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
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Boredom Effect Story Tools
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
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Anger Darkness Fear Hate Leadership Path Side Suffering
But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.
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Goodness History Literature Movie Understand
All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.
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Animal Different Perspective Religion True
Someday you’re going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.
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Difference Important Learning Sight Yourself
From kindergarten to college, certain teachers engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. While I was not the best student, their efforts left a lasting impact.
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Best College Effort Engagement Myself Student Teacher
Whatever has happened in my quest for innovation has been part of my quest for immaculate reality.
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Innovation Myself Reality. Journey
I’m extremely grateful that I discovered my passion. I love movies. I love to watch them, I love to make them.
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Discover Gratitude Love Movie Myself Passion
The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.
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Change Important Job Teaching Way World
May the Force be with you.
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Force Prayer Yourself
Sound is 50 percent of the movie going experience, and I’ve always believed audiences are moved and excited by what they hear in my movies at least as much as by what they see.
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Believe Experience Movie Myself See Sound
It’s hard work making movies. It’s like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it’s emotional, tense work. If you don’t really love it, then it ain’t worth it.
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Doctor Emotional Hard Work Love Movie Time Yourself
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
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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Democracy Government Ideas Politics Population
A movie is never finished, only abandoned.
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Abandonment Complete Movie Perspective
We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.
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Dreams Love Relationship View
Always remember, your focus determines your reality.
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Determination Focus Reality Remember Yourself

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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