Marvin J. Ashton Quotes
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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Once I turned 13, I was the guy magnet.
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A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
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I have about 4 million Lego bricks. And then a few million in storage in case something comes up. I still pay for them. I buy my bricks just like everyone else. It's by far my biggest capital expense.
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So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
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I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
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Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.
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I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.
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One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.
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I grew up really fast when I moved to England when I was 12 years old.
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There were no Latin people on 'Star Trek,' that this was proof that they weren't planning to have us around for the future.
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We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.
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We cannot accept the fact that Jews wouldn't be entitled to live and buy anywhere in Jerusalem. I can only imagine what would happen if someone suggested Jews could not live in certain neighborhoods in New York, London, Paris or Rome. There would certainly be a major international outcry.
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I taught myself to play the piano. I've always been able to play, the minute I could get my hands up. I've always wanted to play the piano. It's the only instrument I've ever really liked, and it's the only one that's ever interested me.
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Blessed is he or she who avoids being offended.
