Billy Wilder Quotes
I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.
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A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.
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If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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Accept loss forever.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.
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The more the soul knows, the more she loves, and loving much, she tastes much.
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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
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A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and ever itself.
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My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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We're fabricating a state-of-the-art concessions system for our touring, so we can feed the people and give them everything they need without having to wait on it.
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It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.
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I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about.
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On March 12, 2004, acting attorney general James B. Comey and the Justice Department's top leadership reached the brink of resignation over electronic surveillance orders that they believed to be illegal.
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You can change the look of an outfit so easily by changing the kind of jewellery you wear. If you have a basic outfit on - a black sweater and skirt or a simple black dress - you can go from the office to a cocktail party at night just by changing your jewellery. It helps if you change your shoes as well.
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Many of us do not believe in capital punishment, because thus society takes from a man what society cannot give.
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How then shall mathematical concepts be judged? They shall not be judged. Mathematics is the supreme arbiter. From its decisions there is no appeal. We cannot change the rules of the game, we cannot ascertain whether the game is fair. We can only study the player at his game; not, however, with the detached attitude of a bystander, for we are watching our own minds at play.
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When you start a company, it's more an art than a science because it's totally unknown. Instead of solving high-profile problems, try to solve something that's deeply personal to you. Ideally, if you're an ordinary person and you've just solved your problem, you might have solved the problem for millions of people.
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My own father didn't talk a lot about feelings or emotions.
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I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.
