I am afraid that the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy money. And they who control the credit of a nation direct the policy of governments, and hold in the hollow of their hands the destiny of the people.
Richard McKenna

When I look back I can't believe I was so stupid as to direct Dealer's Choice.
Patrick Marber

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.
John Ford

An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.
Bob Nelson

You see, the Greenhouse Effect is a direct result of burning fossil or old carbon fuels.
Jack Herer

All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that.
Michael Pitt

Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College.
Thomas E. Mann

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
Grenville Kleiser

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word "census," and people fall asleep.
Aaron Sorkin

If you wait until those weapons pose a direct, clear, present danger to the United States, you've probably waited too long.
John Sununu

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
John Galsworthy

I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.
Mark Harmon

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.
Michael Connelly

I'm impossible to direct. I couldn't get myself to do anything.
Tony Shalhoub

As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme.
Edward Lawrie Tatum

I am neither a free-trade man, willing to collect all the money we have to raise by direct tax upon the people, nor am I willing to lay a tax simply for protection when the Government does not need the money.
Joseph E. Brown

I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something.
Paul Mazursky

The Homeland Security department doesn't have tasking authority in the intelligence community. They can ask for stuff, but they can't direct anything except inside their bureau.
David Hunt

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.
Dennis Franz

My oldest step-son wants to direct or produce. As far as being an actor, I've already told them they have to wait until they're 18; I won't take them to auditions.
Elizabeth Perkins