Daniel Lyons Quotes
'Silicon Valley' likes being satirized. They've all been waiting for someone to come along and make fun of it.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.
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I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.
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I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.
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I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
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By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
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Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
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People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues.
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Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.
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Prior to that, I had associated this music with older people, like my father.
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I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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Pre-history tells us that our species used to be a hunter-gatherer society. This means that the job of raising a family was split 50-50 between the men and the women - the man's 50 percent share was to sit in the woods with a sharp stick, waiting for something to hunt to wander by, and the woman's 50 percent was to do everything else.
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She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.
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'Silicon Valley' likes being satirized. They've all been waiting for someone to come along and make fun of it.
