A Quote by Oliver Stone

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but true basis of independent cinema. Inch by motherfuking inch we must, because we have no other choice.

Oliver Stone

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Basis Because Bleak Choice Cinema Control Forget Grand Inch Independent Master Must Other Plan Scheme True

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Oliver Stone
American - Director
Born: September 15, 1946

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Indra Nooyi

We forget that stretch marks, cellulite and some stomach fat is natural. We forget that we are born human and physically can't be perfect. We forget that God doesn't make us out of plastic and silicone. We forget to be flawed.

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Tavis Smiley

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First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

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Emily Dickinson

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