Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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What novels do that biographies don't is get at truths by penetrating the facts, by going deeper to what's underneath fact, through invention.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life.
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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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I am fighting vigorously for less spending, less waste and limited government. I strongly believe that the more government grows, the less freedom Americans have.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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When anyone recognizes you on the street, they are always very nice and genuine and excited to meet you.
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I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.
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When I was seven, I asked my mom if I could be on TV, and she said if I really wanted to, I could. I got an agent and booked my first audition.
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I apologize profusely to those I have offended deeply a million times over.
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Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
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I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.
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I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.
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On a regular basis if you're trying to produce something, I think you should work every day and set achievable goals.
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Nothing could be more jolting and discordant with the vision of today's intellectuals than the fact that it was businessmen, devout religious leaders and Western imperialists who together destroyed slavery around the world. And if it doesn't fit their vision, it is the same to them as if it never happened.
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I think that a good person can sometimes do wrong out of ignorance or weakness or wrong thinking, but when hard times come, the goodness wins out after all. And a bad person can often seem good and trustworthy for a long time, but when hard times come, the evil in him gets revealed.
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Nobody is thinking they're going to come out here and put a team here and become a multimillionaire. I don't know anybody that comes into the NFL like that.
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Anybody who tunes into Rush Limabaugh already knows what he's going to say and is already inclined to agree. So it winds up creating tribes.
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I'm crazy about 'Breaking Bad,' but I wouldn't know how to write an episode of it.
