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Quote by Alexander Payne
I get asked, How can you have such failures in your films? Well, w

I get asked, How can you have such failures in your films? Well, what else is life about? Theres some sense of constant failure in something. Humor gives you a distance from it. – Alexander Payne

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When youre a houseguest and you leave, its nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, its nice to have made a positive contribution. – Alexander Payne

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Alexander Payne
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I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make… In fact, I dont like the movies I make very much. – Alexander Payne

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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? – Fidel Castro

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I know acts and Im not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and its considered a failure and theyre dropped and thats really a shame. – Gerry Beckley

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The assertion of failure coming from such persons does not mean that Mr. Mill failed to promote the practical success of those objects the advocacy of which forms the chief feature of his political writings. – Millicent Fawcett

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One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them. – Thomas Sowell

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