"I just want to thank people who take big risks in their daily lives when there aren't cameras rolling. I want to dedicate this award to people who stand up for peace and against injustice and intolerance."

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Source : "The Oscars, minute by minute" by Xan Brooks, www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2006.

Paul Haggis

#Awards Quotes #People Quotes #Risk Quotes

“I watched a TV documentary about how animals are farmed, killed and prepared for us to eat. I saw all those cows and pigs and realized I couldn't be a part of it any more. It was horrible. I did some research to make sure I could still obtain enough protein to fight and, once satisfied that I could, I stopped. I'll never go back.”

Source : "PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Celebrities of 2014: Thandie Newton and David Haye Nab Top Honours!". www.peta.org.uk. December 23, 2014.
“People mature with age and experience. I hope I more resemble a fine wine than bad vinegar.”
“... I'm not conscious of the speed ... it's not my motive ... my motive is displaying a voice through the fingerboard ... it can get to the point where I don't have control over what I am playing ... I never end the gig until I can't sing anymore”
“We're going where no one has gone before. There's no model to follow, nothing to copy. That is what makes this so exciting.”
“When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get ***** as hell. Can't imagine why, though.”
“The exchange rate between first-world lives and third-world lives in disaster stories in the media is about 50:1.”
“People first. Technology second.”
“Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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