Bill Mumy Quotes
I bugged my mom and dad to 'get me inside the television set' when I was about four years old.
Quotes to Explore
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.
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And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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There's monsters in all of us, but there's also vulnerability.
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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
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All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather jackets for women and black leather or navy donkey jackets for men. I stuck to cavalry twills and a duffle coat, at least for a few months.
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I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.
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You don't go out and play Beethoven's 'Opus 111' without having rethought about it every time you play.
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It's wrong to rob banks, yeah, but is it right for banks to loan people money, knowing full well they can't pay it back?
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Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us.
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Parents don't make mistakes because they don't care, but because they care so deeply.
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The first movie I literally ever made in my life was about two guys playing Stratego with each other. I had all my friends dressing up like the military characters in the game. So 'Battleship' is really my second board game turned movie!
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I bugged my mom and dad to 'get me inside the television set' when I was about four years old.
