Aaron Sorkin Quotes
I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works. Judd Apatow is fantastic at it. But as an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written.
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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.
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And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
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As a mom of three young kids, it's difficult to reserve a big chunk of time for shopping, so I try to get my gifts little by little throughout the year. I think this is especially helpful for those of us who are budget conscious.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.
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Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance.
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For many older Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, a lifetime of discrimination has undermined their right to a retirement with dignity.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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Managers are the most creative people in the world.
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The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.
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I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.
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Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'
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The value of art lies in its power to increase our moral force or establish its heightening influence.
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Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up.
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You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.
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I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works. Judd Apatow is fantastic at it. But as an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written.
