Aaron Sorkin Quotes
I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue.
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Because I'm in the public eye, I think that I would prefer to date someone regular who isn't in the news all the time, but I think even if you date someone regular, they'll still put it in the news.
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I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.
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There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age.
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I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
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I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.
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I'm content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That's what I've always worried about: that I wouldn't try hard enough.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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The Ferrari is a beautiful car. It's great.
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In all my movies, be it 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate,' I have tried to depict honesty and reality.
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Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?
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As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
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Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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I was quite short and chubby until I was 14, when I shot up.
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How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes.
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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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All memories fashioned at the level of a child's eye were unreliable in scale.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.
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Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?
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I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we'll be able to give some young writers with fresh voices an opportunity to put their work out there.
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I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue.
