Douglas Trumbull Quotes
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If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
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As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do.
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People always thought I'd never get elected outside San Francisco; I was always more worried that I'd never get elected again inside San Francisco.
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The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful.
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People, who accused me of practising a monopoly were wrong. The media fuelled rumours about my 'monopoly.' The first question I was always asked during interviews was about my supposed monopoly.
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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics – it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.
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I was raised thinking that the world would end in 1975 - that Armageddon would come when I was 18 years old.
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I always was getting into trouble some way, because I was really good at lying when I was a kid.
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In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the Puerto Rican American, the American Indian, and black people.
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When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.
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Obviously comedic styles do change.
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I think that men need to have a little bit of manism. You have feminism. I don't have a problem with that.
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The religious ideal of Israel was the theocracy. But the theocracy meant the complete penetration of the national life by religious morality. It meant politics in the name of God.
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Now from a distance, I look back on what the Corps taught me: to think like men of action, and to act like men of thought!
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There were two auditions for 'The Social Network,' one with Aaron Sorkin and one with David Fincher. I was a nervous wreck. I was like, 'Okay, how do I hold the paper without my hands making it shake?'
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Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.
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There was always a strong sense of femininity in the house, always that presence. And while it wasn't founded by a woman, the family always had this brilliant intuition for being surrounded by great women. Not that I am a great woman - I don't want to say that! - but there were always great women in different ages who had really a strong idea of style and could really translate the know-how of the house.
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I'd rather have fewer spectacular theaters than tons of cheap little multiplexes.
