David Frum Quotes
A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.
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I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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Mucinex were like, 'Would you like to be the Mucinex man? You sound like you're sick right now'. In each spot, they give me a little bit of room to do something strange. And in a world of fractured mediums, where there is no zeitgeist, and you get your comedy from your phone, it's all content.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.
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With a film, you just don't have time to build sympathy for the character. But I think we're moving away from that in TV. With TV, you have a little more leeway to allow them to rise and fall and rise again and be much more complicated beings.
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Home is where one starts from.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste.
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When you are 'world building,' people will oftentimes judge how well you built your world. They want to know: Is the culture believable? Does it feel like it has a history? I try very hard to pay attention to details.
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If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.
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My father is an amazing guy - he's a total, total patriot... He loves America ... and he says what's on his mind... He's not like the typical politician who has to pander to everybody.
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A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.
