Danny Meyer Quotes
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We'll always be fascinated by people who live above the law.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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I was born in East Germany, before the wall came down. We sort of escaped, I guess. I grew up all over the place. Germany, London, back and forth between Minnesota and Germany. I was sort of an army brat, but not in the army.
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I hate interviews - but you have to do them.
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There's something troubling about a condition in which one country alone, which has roughly 5 percent of the world's population, spends more than 50 percent of the world's defense budgets. There's something weird about it.
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My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
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I guess I am sometimes over the top on stage, but then, that is my personality. I'm over the top in real life, too.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms of the ancient Near East from 3,000 years ago.
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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In school I was always the funny-looking, tall, skinny kid that got made fun of because of my weird teeth.
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As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation if I'm not realistic about accomplishing something.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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My parents were hippies.
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Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing.
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You want to have your hand on the ball every single play.
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Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
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I'm for decency - period. I'm for anything and everything that bodes love and consideration for my fellow man. But when lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday - cash me out.
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The world cannot always understand one's profession of faith, but it can understand service.
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Service is how product is delivered - the technical aspect.
