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Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.

Orson Welles

In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God.
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Act Carry God Opinion Pray Sex
The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left.
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Expression Ideal Perfection Reality
I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
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Hollywood Invention
Personally, I don’t like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she’ll fool her husband, I figure she’ll fool me.
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Fools Husband Myself Personal Relationship
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.
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Dependent Election Fame Politics Popular
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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Absence Art Enemy Limitation
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Education Funny Teaching University Wasted Time Yourself
When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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Friendship Hard Time Talk Yourself
I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Experiment Myself
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live.
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Life Live Money Myself Run Try
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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Doctor Food Funny Myself People Stop
Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.
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Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time

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