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Quote by Alexander Payne
When youre a houseguest and you leave, its nice to straighten some

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

Other quotes by Alexander Payne

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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Failure
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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

Category:
movies
Author
Alexander Payne
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The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. Thats why so many bad novels can become good movies, like Jaws or The Godfather. – Alexander Payne

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movies
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Alexander Payne
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I want always to be positive. – Gianni Versace

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In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty. – James Anthony Froude

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As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute. – John Hall

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Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. – Brian Tracy

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Monday is the key day of the week. – Scottish Proverb

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