Delia Ephron Quotes
It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.
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I believe that dogma is often evil.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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I'm a Sufi Muslim, I would say. I believe in using the medium to create a good vibration because art is so important to society. Some projects I don't do because I feel that it's going to create a bad vibe. I don't do propaganda films that are anti another religion, anti-Muslim or anti-Hindu.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.
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We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.
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I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.
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A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.
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I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.
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I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.
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It is always your next move.
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Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments flit away and a sunny spirit takes their place.
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The single common denominator of men and women who achieve great things is a sense of destiny.
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They say people live to be happy. If you actually think about what happiness is, it's nothing much. When you get to eat ramen after feeling really, really hungry, that's happiness.
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It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other.
