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I wish that George W. Bush had gone to Vietnam, because he would have seen history in a different light. He would've experienced it in a different light because I don't think he understood the nature of war.
Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
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I don't agree with Bernie Sanders that the banks should be broken up at this point. But Hillary Clinton's acceptance of huge contributions from Goldman Sachs and others... And we don't debate what Clinton has done. She has a public record. She's been Secretary of State. She's basically a candidate of Wall Street, for Wall Street.
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People are still living in the moment, and they feel the passion of now.
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I'm interested, I suppose, in tortured power.
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I've changed my style constantly, so I'm not sure I have one defined style, except perhaps style of subject matter.
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Each year, the The U.S. Army & its contractors SHOOT, STAB, MUTILATE, & KILL more than TEN THOUSAND live animals in cruel training exercises.
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I gave up on America. I read the Times just to find out what they're thinking. I read blogs. I get most of my best information from people who are there, people who write independently. And there's actually very few of them.
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I make my films like you're going to die if you miss the next minute. You better not go get popcorn.
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Each actor requires a different language.
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I couldn't despise a man more than George W. Bush.
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I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power.
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As a dramatist, I don't have politics.
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Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave badly.
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Venezuela is a democratically elected government. These people who keep protesting are sore losers.
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