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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Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it.
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Some missionaries bound for Africa were laughed at by the boat captain. 'You'll only die over there,' he said. But a missionary replied, 'Captain, we died before we started.'
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We have to play 'Livin' on a Prayer,' 'Bad Medicine.' We have to play them, and we want to play them, and that's what we're supposed to do. It's like going to see The Beatles and them not playing your favorite song. It's not the right thing to do.
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My mum brought me to my first job when I was 12. I started electrical work at her plant. She was an engineer, a technical expert, at one of the plants in the south, and in the summer she brought me in and I learnt how industrial things work: casting, electricity, maintenance, everything.
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The thing I have come to find astonishing is that people from all political sides routinely say that the Internet has to be the model of free speech and freedom.
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I'm crazy about 'Breaking Bad,' but I wouldn't know how to write an episode of it.
