Dean Devlin Quotes
The truth is, we were sick of, every time we finished a movie, having to start all over again from nothing, going to a studio, pitching an idea, setting up a new office.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations.
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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I'm very grateful to God for what he gives me. Victories, remarkable victories, but you have to go through the defeats. That is why I praise God for everything.
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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Every note is a lifetime for itself.
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
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To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
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The public is probably more suspicious of poets than women, and maybe for good reason.
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I have had young fascinations but never love.
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Tupac and I were just close friends because we had such an insatiable drive and passion for acting and entertainment.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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The truth is, we were sick of, every time we finished a movie, having to start all over again from nothing, going to a studio, pitching an idea, setting up a new office.
