David Milch Quotes
With 'Nostromo', Joseph Conrad said that he had wanted to write a novel about the degradation of an idea. That's what we wanted to show in the case of Dustin Hoffman's character, Bernstein.
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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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Try letting a Kindle protect your heart from sniper fire!
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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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I don't want to be a bust.
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Knowing constitutional law helps one at the opera. The trial in 'Billy Budd,' as example, invokes the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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It's a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.
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My kind of, like, life goal is to help train students to be good people as well as good scientists. That would be my dream.
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I do not like violence.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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Oil is ancient wealth in the ground.
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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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I love going to the spa; it rejuvenates me and leaves me happy.
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
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The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.
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With 'Nostromo', Joseph Conrad said that he had wanted to write a novel about the degradation of an idea. That's what we wanted to show in the case of Dustin Hoffman's character, Bernstein.
