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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. ”
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ”
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. ”
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. ”
If you can get out in front of people with your ideas and your execution, you'll attract the people who need to be pulled in. ”
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground. ”
Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten. ”
It's always easy, I think, to raise the importance of a scene through the addition of music. But it's very awkward to end it unless there's a door slam or a gunshot or something that just takes you right out of it. ”
The thing I don't want to do as a film composer is reiterate. I prefer to subtextualize or to underline rather than to say, 'This is what you should be feeling.' ”
I like being the underdog. ”