Aaron Sorkin Quotes
When I was starting out, William Goldman took me under his wing, and he's still the person I show pages to.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens.
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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
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I like things simple.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.'
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My responsibility is to follow the law.
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One of the most obvious reasons to start using timber rather than concrete is that it's the one commonly grown and therefore exceptionally renewable building material that we have available to us. And it acts as storage for carbon dioxide.
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It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish.
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I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
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I could do whatever I liked to do during the day. I didn't have to work in an office. I could work at home. I could work at my leisure. I worked 'til four in the morning. I worked with the TV and radio on - it was a great setup. I was a night person and still am.
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As my parents taught me, by both words and deeds, a life of public services is as much a gift to the person who serves as it is to those he's serving.
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When I was starting out, William Goldman took me under his wing, and he's still the person I show pages to.
