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Love a man who'll bleed to make a point. (Candy) -- Richard Kadrey
Humor's an excellent way to make a point more palatable and/or relatable. -- Jen Lancaster
My goal isn't to make money, it's to try and survive and make a point. -- Marilyn Manson
I'm not going to drag it out or make a point, because points are pointless. -- Simon Jordan
You do not have to ladle on the impasto to make a point about human frailty or ambitions. -- Alexander McCall Smith
I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me. -- Grant Hill
When I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely -- Florent Schmitt
I'm just saying what I think about at the time. I don't make a point to do anything, really. -- Vince Staples
Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh. -- Judy Gold
To make a point of declaring friendship is to cheapen it. For men's emotions are very rarely put into words successfully. -- Hunter S. Thompson
I really make a point of never worrying, or trying not to worry, about the way I'm perceived. You'll go crazy otherwise. -- Rob Lowe
As a writer, I don't think it's my responsibility to make a point. I just write and hope there's someone who'll like it. -- Tama Janowitz
I've always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar. -- Mick Ronson
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All of her bones seemed more purposeful than other people's. Like they weren't just there to hold her up, they were there to make a point. -- Rainbow Rowell
If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way. -- Eddie Vedder
Bands like Nirvana had theatrical sensibilities, playing with image, challenging assumptions people were making about them, the apex being Kurt Cobain in a dress to make a point. -- Amanda Palmer
I'm gonna be sick, I saidI'm ordering you not to, says Obi.Ah, don't say that, says Dee-DumShe's a born rebel. She'll puke just to make a point. -- Susan Ee
When I am writing anything in general, I just want to tell the story that exists in my head; I don't try to write a parable or make a point. -- Lauren DeStefano
If you're bumming out, you're not gonna get to the top, so as long as we're up here we might as well make a point of grooving. (Quoting Scott Fischer) -- Jon Krakauer
Learn to adjust yourself to the conditions you have to endure, but make a point of trying to alter or correct conditions so that they are most favorable to you. -- William Frederick Book
I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind. -- Brian Eno
The music is in no way politically based - I'm not trying to make a point about sampling. It may bring up issues but I'm not trying to push it on anyone. -- Girl Talk
I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ads with the milk mustaches, they're my heroes. -- Natalie Portman
Anybody can make jokes. But unless they come from conviction, and there's truth in them, you haven't nailed it. They aren't as funny as they could be, and they don't make a point. -- Dan Jenkins
You're always cutting your nose off to spite your face. I've never met a woman as stubborn as you. Even when it's not in your interests you'll do something to make a point. -- Dorothy Koomson
Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe that when I feel happy, that's when I look beautiful... I make a point of laughing out loud every single day. -- Sui He
I internalize everything, keep everything inside. I'm not used to spilling my guts, and when you have to do that on film to make a point, it's hard. It's rough. I don't think it's as easy as people think. -- Dave Bautista
God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. I welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety into my life. I will make a point of listening to my healthy, rational fears, and will relinquish all the others. -- Melody Beattie
Oh, sure... I was trying to make to make a point that we shouldn't be afraid to debate the left, even on the environment. That was obviously misconstrued, and that's one of the things I probably won't do again -- Newt Gingrich
Since my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them. -- Christopher Hampton
Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her. -- Cathy Guisewite
I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything. -- Zooey Deschanel
Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would. -- Suzanne Vega
Why is there such vanity about hair? I make a point to bathe. I worry about boogers in my nose, and I ask the makeup artist to cover up my pimples, but beyond that, I try not to be too vain. -- Anthony Edwards
I just want to make a point that it's not just great teachers that sometimes shape your life. Sometimes it's the absence of great teachers that shapes your life and being ignored can be just as good for a person as being lauded. -- Julia Roberts
Well can I just make a point about the numbers because people talk a lot about police numbers as if police numbers are the holy grail. But actually what matters is what those police are doing. It's about how those police are deployed. -- Theresa May
I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne because it's almost my favorite city there, Melbourne and Sydney. But I shouldn't say that because I haven't been everywhere-and I'm very fond of Perth too! -- Jackie Collins
I try to get seven hours of sleep every night; I always walk or bike to work; I make a point to eat well and take my vitamins; I drink tons of water; and I always spend a portion of my day at a standing desk. -- Jessica Scorpio
I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference. -- Cornell Capa
It's amazing how people can sound like retards when they're talking to their girlfriend, especially if they really love her a lot. Because when you're just fucking someone you make a point of keeping your cool, but when you're really in love - it can sound pretty repulsive. -- Etgar Keret
I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them. -- Rory McIlroy
I learned that saying you love your friends isn't enough: that love is a verb - it requires Acts of Love. It is all about the doing, not the saying, and now I make a point, every day, of emailing or phoning or making a plan with those I love. -- Jane Green
A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture. -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
To succeed in the tech industry, you start businesses, make money, and make smart investments. But to succeed in the tech community, you do and build awesome things, are generous with your time and efforts, and make a point of making space for strangers - without any expectation of payback. -- Jon Evans
Everybody has to sell out at some point to make a living. -- Dennis Miller
I always make it a point to pick songs on which players really shine. -- John Mayall
People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point. -- Regina King
You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view. -- Drew Goddard
You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference. -- Jimmy Webb
I'd really love to work with virtual reality at some point. You could make a killer adventure game with that. -- Jane Jensen
I don't see the point in marriage: if you make a commitment, you make a commitment. Fidelity is important to me; it's about honouring that commitment. -- Greg Wise
Make it a point to choose the right backer, make your investments wisely, and do the work of the Lord which guarantees exceeding and abundant eternal benefits. -- Monica Johnson
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions. -- Christian Bale
If there isn't a deep core reason for a film existing, what is the point? For me to be known as a filmmaker that makes films that have a point, I'm stoked. -- Neill Blomkamp
My point of view when I make a book or I make a movie is to see the humanistic point of view. The point of view of the daily life of normal people. -- Marjane Satrapi
Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has the potential to become a high point or a low point in someone's day. -- Douglas Conant
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. -- Winston Churchill
Writing can be a tough gig. Whenever you do something in which you put yourself out there - if that becomes the focus of your life, you miss the point of living. You've really got to get the grounding of family and the things that are important in your life and make that your focus. -- R. A. Salvatore
Make your breaking point your turning point. -- Dennis Kimbro
What difference, at this point, does it make? -- Hillary Clinton
The great point guards make everybody else better. -- Stephon Marbury
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating. -- Martial
Case in point: Take adversity and make it an asset. -- Donald Trump
It's better to make a difference than to make a point. -- Andy Stanley
Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them. -- Philip Treacy
There is no point to samba if it doesn't make you smile. -- Alma Guillermoprieto
You gain your point if your industrious art can make unusual words easy. -- Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
The whole point of design is to make people feel better about themselves. -- Geoffrey Beene
I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point! -- Dean Devlin
I want to make movies about my country from my point of view. -- Tommy Lee Jones
Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle. -- Nas
Technology at present is covert philosophy; the point is to make it overtly philosophical. -- Philip E. Agre
I don't think I really make singer-songwritery-type music - it's not my strong point. -- Mark Ronson
What's the point in having a mind if you don't use it to make judgements? -- Sarah J. Maas
Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain. -- Spencer W. Kimball
I think basically I'm a painter, but I would use anything to make my point. -- Julian Schnabel
Start with something messy, get to the point, get an editor, and make it good. -- Rands
Different times and different structures make more sense at one point in life than at another. -- Jesse Ball
Our point of view is we will sell more if we help people make purchasing decisions. -- Jeff Bezos
A leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point. -- Andy Stanley
I want to make a positive point of Ikea. It makes income inequality a minor distraction. -- Greg Gutfeld
The point I'm trying to make is, I'm really quite neutral. I have not been conditioned. -- John Lone
The point is to make the pie grow faster and distribute the new growth more equitably. -- Louis O. Kelso
No point in ignoring the truth. Doesn't make it worse to have it said out loud. -- Stephenie Meyer
When your enemy is tough make your actions rough, you will meet at the same point. -- Auliq Ice
I always wear make-up as I've never seen the point of looking less than your best. -- Elizabeth Hurley
What's the point of being young if you're not going to make new things, I wonder? -- Fran Lebowitz
At some point I will try balut. I will make sure that I will film it -- Sam Tsui
I would make the point that I have written repeatedly about the working class in Yamhill, Oregon. -- Tucker Carlson
The point of creativity is to express and challenge yourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life. -- Peggy Orenstein
The point is less what we choose than that we have the power to make a choice. -- Gloria Steinem
We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. -- Rick Warren
Umpires are like emotional girlfriends, once they make up their minds, there is no point in arguing -- Dmitry Tursunov
You don't have to make things harder then they have to be just to prove a point. -- Sarah Dessen
What was the point in satin and lace if it didn't make a man struggle to speak? -- Alexandra Ivy
If making an error doesn't make you mad, what's the point? Why put all the work in? -- Troy Glaus
The point of life for me is just to make connections with people and share experiences with people. -- Marnie Stern
The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen. -- Adora Svitak
If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot! -- Robert Baden-Powell
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant. -- Edward Tufte
I have never had a point in my life to make. I'm just trying to entertain the reader. -- Dave Barry
I think that's an interesting point of being a songwriter, is to write songs that make people think. -- Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi
When communicating results to non-technical types there is nothing better than a clear visualization to make your point. -- John Tukey
Things that appear unlikely, impossible, or paradoxical from one point of view often make perfectly good sense from another. -- Hugh Nibley
Managers that always promise to 'make the numbers' will at some point be tempted to make up the numbers. -- Warren Buffett
Of course, speculation will always make a crisis worse. If there is a weak point, it will expose it. -- George Soros
Anger is useful only to a certain point. After that, it becomes rage, and rage will make you careless. -- Lauren Oliver
In every life there comes a point when you have to make a decision about how you will live. -- Alice Walker
The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible. -- Mika
There is no point in going into a business unless you can make a radical difference in other people's lives. -- Richard Branson
Where's the point in fighting and slaying if you can make a friend out of anybeast instead of a foe? -- Brian Jacques
You have to pick the right tool for the point you're trying to make and there is no one solution. -- Jay Maisel
The whole point of free expression is not to make ideas exempt from criticism but to expose them to it. -- Garry Wills
For the facts that make up the world need the non-factual as a vantage point from which to be perceived. -- Ingeborg Bachmann
You can make as many films as you like, but if nobody wants to put them on, whats the point? -- Timothy Spall
The point has always been to make music, it's not like I've always been running a giant money making scheme. -- Girl Talk
Spiritual consciousness does not make your problems go away; it does, however, help you view them from a different vantage point. -- Iyanla Vanzant

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