Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami

When I talk to some of the younger filmmakers, they are so worried about their films that, eventually, this state of being worried reflects itself in and helps the final work. Whereas, with projects that are meticulously planned, you look at the end result and it is full of emptiness.

Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami

A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.

Abby Johnson
Abby Johnson

The abortion facility in Texas where I worked for eight years closed after enough workers like me left. They closed because I finally spoke out against the terrible things I saw, the deceit I participated in, and the unsanitary practices common to many abortion facilities.

Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn

I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.

Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky

I'll give you my answer calmly and sensibly, my final answer. My final answer is finally no. The answer is no! Absolutely and finally no! Finally and positively no! No! No! No! N - O!

Ada Hegerberg
Ada Hegerberg

I never saw myself as a women's footballer. Not when I was in my tiny village in Norway. Not when I was suffering in Germany. Not when I finally made it to Lyon.

Adam Ant
Adam Ant

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.

Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen

Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty.

Adam Davidson
Adam Davidson

'Reinventing the Bazaar,' by John McMillan, is a great and fun introduction to the wild variety and importance of markets throughout history and around the world. I finally understood how a Middle Eastern souk actually works economically and how to compare that to modern-day telecom-spectrum auctions. I love that book.