Denis McDonough Quotes
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Is the button white or orange or green or yellow? Does it say 'sell', or 'sell now', or 'on sale' or 'for sale'? You test, you test, you test and most of the ideas you try fail and so I would argue I failed my way to success.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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When you actually fall in love, no one sees that other person the way that you do.
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When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
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I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.
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We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.
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Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
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Liam Smith was a resilient fighter. He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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To me, it's like we're already in the playoffs. Every game is important for our position. We can't relax at all.
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To play any character, you have to have a total understanding of why they do what they do.
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Notorious is a masterwork. I can watch it every day.
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I'm a New Yorker, and working in New York was divine for me. I loved working there and going to work there, which I've been able to do three or four times in my career, and I just love it. It's my favorite.
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I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota in a proud Catholic family.
