James L. Brooks Quotes
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.
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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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You'd think after 8 years of things called 'The Patriot Act' and 'No Child Left Behind' they would know that we have figured out the 'Call it what it ain't' PR ploy by now, but... um... no.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity; that, at least one may replace the parent.
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You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
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There are a lot of magazines that are still sort of... that only cater to a certain demographic and only put certain people on their covers.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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Labor is the source of all wealth and all culture.
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Everyone should be good at what they do.
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The moment you have children and a mortgage you want things to work; you're locked into the human project and you want it to flourish.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.
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Desirelessness towards the seen and the unseen gives the consciousness of mastery.
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I came to filmmaking as an actor looking for great characters and great opportunities, both of which are kind of hard to come by. It turns out I really love the process. And, it's exciting to be able to take my career by the reigns and make things happen for myself. Hopefully, in doing so, more opportunities will become available to me.
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago.
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Great things that can happen when you're doing a movie.
