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Michael Moore Quotes

Our laws demand that a corporation have a fiduciary responsibility with shareholders to maximize profits. They are legally required to make as much money as possible, any way possible within ‘the law.’ Picture Quote #1

People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education Picture Quote #1

Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we’re inching towards a police state Picture Quote #1

Television has its own award. It’s called the Emmy. It’s a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don’t see movies like ‘The King’s Speech’ win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system Picture Quote #1

The left, liberals, believe that if we just have more gun control laws, all the problems are going to go away. Well, I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I think - yes, it will, it will be reduced. There’s no question about that Picture Quote #1

The money to fund great things and innovations and programs is gone in our lifetime; it’s all gone to debt. So we won’t be able to solve global warming or have the transportation that we needed for the 21st century. We should be supporting people with great ideas, but it’s gone, and now it’s gotta be paid back with interest to banks in China Picture Quote #1

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There’s only one movie theater in the entire city of Detroit. The entire city has one open movie theater, and it is in the - it is in the General Motors headquarters complex Picture Quote #1

Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want Picture Quote #1

We as Americans believe it’s OK to kill people. We believe it’s OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We think it’s OK to invade a country where we think Osama Bin Laden is and he’s in the other country. So we just go in and we just kill. And we have the death penalty; we sanction it Picture Quote #1

We have to see that we’re a part of each other, and we have to take care of each other. The reason why they have universal health care in Canada and Britain, these other places? Because they believe if one suffers, everybody suffers Picture Quote #1

We reward people for making money off money, and moving money around and dividing up mortgages a thousand times over, selling it to China... and it becomes this shell game Picture Quote #1

We’re never gonna get rid of crazy people. They’ve been around for thousands of years - they’ll continue to be around; they’ll continue to do horrible things Picture Quote #1

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[Librarians] are subversive. You think they’re just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They’re like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn’t mess with them Picture Quote #1

I went without health insurance until ‘Roger and Me,’ basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With ‘Roger and Me,’ I joined the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild, and since then I’ve had excellent health care managed by the union Picture Quote #1

Today just 400 Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined Picture Quote #1

I don’t want people leaving the theater depressed after my movies. I want them angry Picture Quote #1

It really is disgusting when a guy in a ball cap with a high school education is the one asking the tough questions Picture Quote #1

My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity Picture Quote #1

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There’s a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them Picture Quote #1

Every parent wants to do what’s best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I’m going to get my kid the best education I can get Picture Quote #1

I realized that this was the big secret of democracy -- that change can occur by starting off with just a few people doing something Picture Quote #1

A common denominator among big guys like me who are trying to take care of our health is that we’re not getting enough sleep Picture Quote #1

If one job doesn’t pay all the bills, don’t worry. You can get another one and another one and another one Picture Quote #1

The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich Picture Quote #1

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Here’s what I don’t think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I’m tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code Picture Quote #1

You can’t regulate child labor. You can’t regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong Picture Quote #1

Instead of the Government spending $400,000 on immunisation, we may get far better health outcomes if we spend $100,000 in some other way, on nutrition for example...When you have an expenditure on getting your community healthier, then the resistance to many childhood diseases is stronger Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to sit around whining about the corporate media, how they control everything, own everything. We already know that Picture Quote #1

There’s not democracy in the workplace. I mean, through most of our daily lives, the idea of democracy is fairly nonexistent. And I think things work better when the people who have to work with whatever it is we’re working with have a say in how it’s working Picture Quote #1

One thing I’ve learned about death threats is that they’re great, actually. You should actually be grateful for death threats because those who are taking the time to threaten you that way are getting it out of their system. That’s really what they rant to do, yell at you, and they want to threaten you Picture Quote #1

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Our laws demand that a corporation have a fiduciary responsibility with shareholders to maximize profits. They are legally required to make as much money as possible, any way possible within ‘the law.’ (Michael Moore Quotes) People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education (Michael Moore Quotes) Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we’re inching towards a police state (Michael Moore Quotes) Television has its own award. It’s called the Emmy. It’s a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don’t see movies like ‘The King’s Speech’ win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system (Michael Moore Quotes) The left, liberals, believe that if we just have more gun control laws, all the problems are going to go away. Well, I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I think - yes, it will, it will be reduced. There’s no question about that (Michael Moore Quotes) The money to fund great things and innovations and programs is gone in our lifetime; it’s all gone to debt. So we won’t be able to solve global warming or have the transportation that we needed for the 21st century. We should be supporting people with great ideas, but it’s gone, and now it’s gotta be paid back with interest to banks in China (Michael Moore Quotes) There’s only one movie theater in the entire city of Detroit. The entire city has one open movie theater, and it is in the - it is in the General Motors headquarters complex (Michael Moore Quotes) Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want (Michael Moore Quotes) We as Americans believe it’s OK to kill people. We believe it’s OK to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. We think it’s OK to invade a country where we think Osama Bin Laden is and he’s in the other country. So we just go in and we just kill. And we have the death penalty; we sanction it (Michael Moore Quotes) We have to see that we’re a part of each other, and we have to take care of each other. The reason why they have universal health care in Canada and Britain, these other places? Because they believe if one suffers, everybody suffers (Michael Moore Quotes) We reward people for making money off money, and moving money around and dividing up mortgages a thousand times over, selling it to China... and it becomes this shell game (Michael Moore Quotes) We’re never gonna get rid of crazy people. They’ve been around for thousands of years - they’ll continue to be around; they’ll continue to do horrible things (Michael Moore Quotes) [Librarians] are subversive. You think they’re just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They’re like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn’t mess with them (Michael Moore Quotes) I went without health insurance until ‘Roger and Me,’ basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With ‘Roger and Me,’ I joined the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild, and since then I’ve had excellent health care managed by the union. (Michael Moore Quotes) Today just 400 Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined (Michael Moore Quotes) I don’t want people leaving the theater depressed after my movies. I want them angry. (Michael Moore Quotes) It really is disgusting when a guy in a ball cap with a high school education is the one asking the tough questions. (Michael Moore Quotes) My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity. (Michael Moore Quotes) There’s a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them. (Michael Moore Quotes) Every parent wants to do what’s best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I’m going to get my kid the best education I can get. (Michael Moore Quotes) I realized that this was the big secret of democracy -- that change can occur by starting off with just a few people doing something. (Michael Moore Quotes) A common denominator among big guys like me who are trying to take care of our health is that we’re not getting enough sleep. (Michael Moore Quotes) If one job doesn’t pay all the bills, don’t worry. You can get another one and another one and another one. (Michael Moore Quotes) The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich. (Michael Moore Quotes) Here’s what I don’t think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I’m tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code. (Michael Moore Quotes) You can’t regulate child labor. You can’t regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong. (Michael Moore Quotes) Instead of the Government spending $400,000 on immunisation, we may get far better health outcomes if we spend $100,000 in some other way, on nutrition for example...When you have an expenditure on getting your community healthier, then the resistance to many childhood diseases is stronger. (Michael Moore Quotes) I don’t like to sit around whining about the corporate media, how they control everything, own everything. We already know that. (Michael Moore Quotes) There’s not democracy in the workplace. I mean, through most of our daily lives, the idea of democracy is fairly nonexistent. And I think things work better when the people who have to work with whatever it is we’re working with have a say in how it’s working. (Michael Moore Quotes) One thing I’ve learned about death threats is that they’re great, actually. You should actually be grateful for death threats because those who are taking the time to threaten you that way are getting it out of their system. That’s really what they rant to do, yell at you, and they want to threaten you. (Michael Moore Quotes)

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