Herrada Costa Quotes

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians. ~ Costa-Gavras

Everybody got their something. ~ Nikka Costa

My head translates emotions into song. Songwriting is cathartic for me. ~ Antoniette Costa

Human beings are organisms that have always required both beliefs and knowledge. ~ Rebecca D. Costa

Everybody recommended me to Sinatra and Don Costa, because everybody was enjoying my music. I got a big following going on. Nino (Tempo) told Don Costa "you gotta come see this guy." And that's how Don Costa heard about me, through Nino Tempo. Then, Don Costa brought me to the attention of Frank Sinatra and Reprise Records. ~ Trini Lopez

Life is great. It is a tremendous gift I look forward to unwrapping everyday. ~ Rashida Costa

We're all nurtured by mother nature's cycles and seasons. ~ Costa Georgiadis

He looks strong and animal and dominant, a beast of sex. ~ Portia Da Costa

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst. ~ Jim Costa

When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic. ~ Francisco Costa

I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district. ~ Jim Costa

Erase self-doubt by working to build your strengths instead of focusing on your weaknesses. ~ Rodolfo Costa

I have produced all my music videos. Love to get behind the camera and get involved in the editing process. ~ Antoniette Costa

The Costa Rican government is prioritizing laying fiber optic over paving roads. Costa Rica is trying to become one of the Internet societies. This is happening throughout the world. ~ Reed Hastings

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible. ~ Rodolfo Costa

Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money. Cultivate your spiritual growth. ~ Rodolfo Costa

Get growing. Back yourself and make mistakes. It's your mistakes and observations that are your greatest tutors. ~ Costa Georgiadis

I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant. ~ Francisco Costa

Do not empower your negative thoughts by giving them "legs" so they can run around your mind, creating worries,frustrations, and anxiety in your life. ~ Rodolfo Costa

We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week. ~ Jim Costa

Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed. ~ Rodolfo Costa

I try to get back for every holiday to see my parents. Love being home and with my family. ~ Antoniette Costa

Change starts with awareness and once infected with knowledge the mind can never return to ignorance. ~ Rebecca D. Costa

I believe in gardening the soil as well as the soul. ~ Costa Georgiadis

The language of gardening fuels the senses: talk with your hands, observe with your ears and listen with your eyes. ~ Costa Georgiadis

If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin. ~ Francisco Costa

I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica. My government will be open to all Costa Ricans of good faith. ~ Laura Chinchilla

Technology is an extension of our hands and our feet, not our spirit. ~ Costa-Gavras

As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today. ~ Jim Costa

My first love thinks that I'm too young. He doesn't even know. Wish that I could show him what I'm feeling. ~ Nikka Costa

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that. ~ Francisco Costa

I like writing songs all females can relate to - songs about when you're a chick and you get your heart broken and you go shopping. ~ Nikka Costa

Our current energy policy is bankrupt. ~ Jim Costa

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land. ~ Jim Costa

People don't really go to museums in Rio. I shouldn't say it's not sophisticated, but, you know, they go to the beach. ~ Francisco Costa

But we have to look after mother nature so she can look after us - the water, the soil, the air and all the life within it. ~ Costa Georgiadis

My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it. ~ Francisco Costa

I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and westerns, but also lots of serious movies. ~ Costa-Gavras

The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today. ~ Jim Costa

I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it. ~ Francisco Costa

Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things. ~ Jim Costa

I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing. ~ Francisco Costa

I love to garden and cook whenever I get the chance and escape anywhere that's peaceful and quiet. My philosophy on living well is to always stay positive in life. ~ Francisco Costa

If you're going to be an artist, you have to create music that moves you, and to not try to fit in so much with what's happening around you. It's a career choice. ~ Nikka Costa

It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you pause and think for a moment, you will notice that you are no longer where you were. Do not stop - keep going. ~ Rodolfo Costa

His tie was a shade darker and a shade greyer than the suit, in a subtle pattern, and she smiled to herself, thinking of a book that she'd read not all that long ago. ~ Portia Da Costa

Aggressive capitalism leads the world, and we can see the results, especially in Europe: more poverty for the vast majority, and more riches for a few. ~ Costa-Gavras

Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water. ~ Jim Costa

It's not just about facts, information and technical know how ... Gardens are about time, observation and intuition. ~ Costa Georgiadis

Do not sit still; start moving now. In the beginning, you may not go in the direction you want, but as long as you are moving, you are creating alternatives and possibilities. ~ Rodolfo Costa

...life is like an essay. Each day is a new draft- identify the strengths and build on them; identify the weaknesses and make them strengths. Then your life will get better and better. ~ Arthur Costa

I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping. ~ Francisco Costa

Costa Rica is not afraid to go before any international body. ~ Laura Chinchilla

When you're in a broken family and your role model is a violent male, boys grow up believing that's the way they're supposed to act. And girls think that's an accepted way men will treat them. ~ Jim Costa

(On performing in Costa Rica for the first time) It was like finding some weird tribe in the middle of the jungle and, you know, they all come out and go: "Fear of the Dark. Favorite Album." What?!? ~ Bruce Dickinson

Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life. ~ Jim Costa

Sometimes there are leftwing governments I'm very critical of. For me, being leftwing is to live in a society where there's permanent change. It also means to respect the freedom of everybody, and to not accept big organizations or rich, powerful people holding power. ~ Costa-Gavras

Many years ago making movies was something. It was the major entertainment just to go to the cinema, once, twice a week. At the time, something like 400 million people went to the movies. ~ Costa-Gavras

My brother's a teacher in Costa Rica and actually does a more important and significant job than I will ever do. ~ Dominic Monaghan

Rio was a period of my life, and then, poof, I'm gone. I was very young living here, just kind of floating. New York was a foundation for everything I do today. Rio was the bridge. ~ Francisco Costa

I come up short when I create music I don't like. The goal isn't to get into it to be famous; the goal is to perfect your craft and create your own sound. ~ Nikka Costa

My mother was very fashion-oriented, and she started a little children's wear business that became large in this little town. She used to be able to look at a picture of an outfit and just start cutting the fabric right there. ~ Francisco Costa

Gardening is about communication, relationships, routines and life-enrichment. Gardens are places that connect us to the seasons and the life cycle. They're a vehicle for talking about esoteric and - as far as TV goes - alien topics such as beauty and fulfilment. ~ Costa Georgiadis

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion. ~ Francisco Costa

I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you just sit and feel comfortable. ~ Francisco Costa

As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait very carefully to help ensure Taiwan is not forced into a position which would endanger its freedom or its democracy. ~ Jim Costa

In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes. ~ Jim Costa

Costa Rica remains peacefully and firmly committed to the well- being and safety of our population. We promote a model of development based upon harmony with nature; solidarity and social inclusion; economic and trade opening; development of our human resources, and innovation. ~ Laura Chinchilla

Being sexy is not about what's on show, it's all about suggestion, or insinuation. I'm interested in the way a garment hangs on a woman's body and the way it moves when she moves. ~ Francisco Costa

Brazil is not what you see but what you feel. Once you spend time here - a week, two weeks - you get in the vibe. It's really intoxicating. ~ Francisco Costa

Every morning you have the economic news from all over the world, from television, radio, the Internet, and an hour later the news changes and the numbers change. People run fast from one place to another, which is very risky because they don't have enough time to think. ~ Costa-Gavras

In gardens it's not just plants and insects and microbes that grow. People grow too, and the best bit is that they don't realise it's happening. It just happens. ~ Costa Georgiadis

Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must include a guest worker program and dealing with the 11 million people who are here today that are contributing to our economy. ~ Jim Costa

People say "the Americans" or "the United States," as if it was a kind of bloc. It's not. There's a lot of people thinking differently from other people in the U.S. This is very interesting to me and very important. ~ Costa-Gavras

Every creature and plant is part of her (mother nature's) amazing interconnected garden ... The whole world is a garden. ~ Costa Georgiadis

You think 24-7 when you're a creative person. And I find pleasure in everything - if I'm in a flea market, I'm there on my downtime, but I'm also there searching for the collection. I don't separate the two. ~ Francisco Costa

Right after high school, I moved to Rio and took classes to become a technician for a manufacturing factory where you had to figure out how to produce 3,000 pairs of jeans. But in Rio, I was by myself, which was very liberating, being so young. I got to do my own thing. ~ Francisco Costa

I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I begin crossing them off. We create a grid of words and also images, but words for me are more ample because you can interpret them your own way. ~ Francisco Costa

For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper. ~ Jim Costa

Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses; I also love finding beautiful galleries and incredible shops, but you have to explore. And the food is amazing. ~ Francisco Costa

We don't live in Disneyland. We live in blood and in time, not in Fantasyland. We live in a tragic world. ~ Costa-Gavras

The problem is that the inner critic is actually an indispensable element of any writer's working life; it is the immune system, the necessary resistance against the toxicity of bad writing. Excessive self-doubt is therefore like a sort of autoimmune disease, caused by an overactive and overpowerful inner critic: the cure becomes the condition. (Mark O'Connell NYTimes) ~ Patricia Costa Viglucci

When people ask me what it is about Brazil and my work, it's not something that I can say literally. It's unidentifiable. It's like when you do research and things inspire you. If you're smart enough, then obviously you don't take it literally. The inspiration will come out later somehow. ~ Francisco Costa

I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school. ~ Francisco Costa

The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote and they can have a different life than before. They can have more liberal, more interesting, and more democratic governments. ~ Costa-Gavras

One of the coolest moments for me is still when Kenny G came back to a venue to find me and personally tell me that he loved my song "Void of a Legend" and had watched the video several times. It's the ultimate feeling to get feedback like that from an artist you look up to ~ Antoniette Costa

National Permaculture Day is a chance to share thoughts, visions and lots of common sense ways that we can all make a positive difference to the world we live in. Its all about combining age old truths and skills with new and innovative thinking and technologies ... .people, plants and landscapes growing together, designing and nurturing a healthy community along the way. ~ Costa Georgiadis

You know every time you change a decade, it's a problem, because you approach the end little by little. But my decision is to keep going. The problem is always to know when the head doesn't work well. Someone has to tell you. I hope my children will tell me. ~ Costa-Gavras

Every time you have a crisis in a country you have an extreme wing coming up and proposing solutions. The way to fight them is by doing lots of work teaching people that every time these fascist systems gained power they ended up with big tragedies - lots of blood, lots of police, and lots of misery. ~ Costa-Gavras

Clearly, Valdez was an apologist for the industrialists and polluters, the big American companies that dominated Costa Rica and other Latin American countries. Not surprising to find such a person here, since the CIA had controlled Costa Rica for decades. This wasn't a country; it was a subsidiary of American business interests. And American businesses did not give a damn for the environment. ~ Michael Crichton

When I say art influences me, which it does, it's not at all in a literal form. You go and see exhibitions or collections or meet an artist. It's all a compilation. Every moment, at all times, all this information. Then all this information disappears, and it shows up later in the process. ~ Francisco Costa

My life in Greece influenced what I am. My father was in the left because he was against the king and his family, who had created a war against the Turks at the beginning of the last century to revive the Byzantine Empire. For three years, there was fighting, and all my father's friends died. So he hated the royal family. ~ Costa-Gavras

We can lay down our lives for those we love not by physically dying for them but rather by living for them - giving of our time; always being present in their lives; serving them; being courteous, affectionate, and showing true love for those of our family and to all men - as the Savior taught. ~ Claudio R.M. Costa

But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil. ~ Jim Costa

I get recognized for 'Reaper' in the U.K. I was in Costa Rica and got recognized for 'Heroes.' In Canada, it's 'Rookie Blue.' People also think that I'm in the 'Twilight' series because of Kristen Stewart. ~ Missy Peregrym

Costa Rica, with its tourist-based economy and lack of a national army, has focused on keeping safe its beaches, parks and other public draws. It is one if the safest countries in Central America based on the number of homicides. ~ Laura Chinchilla

I'm always composing and trying to learn more about the business. In today's market, it's more important than ever to be self-sufficient as an artist. I am in law school and that has helped me in so many ways. It's cool to know what I'm signing and I hope to be able to advise other artists. ~ Antoniette Costa

Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat. ~ Jim Costa

In the U.S. more than any other place, the banking system is insane. Millions of Americans lost their houses. Because of what? Because of the banking system. This American banking system is also coming to Europe. We can say today that the banks and high financiers run the world. ~ Costa-Gavras

Cinema has changed the world. If you go to the beginning of the cinema, you can see that the world started meeting other worlds. It was extraordinary. We saw how other people were living and thinking. How they were sad or happy. We also saw the body - naked or half-naked people, which was prohibited everywhere by religions. This was extremely important. ~ Costa-Gavras