Frankie Cosmos Quotes
It's funny: 'Next Thing' was written in a time of my life when I was actually really naive and thought that I was wise.

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If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what race or religion or nationality or sexual orientation or gender that you are, it has the power to unite us.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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I like dogs, I just don't choose to spend time with them.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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I heard the new film, 'Tangerine,' was filmed entirely on iPhones. No cameras were involved!
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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he did tons of marathons. I would go out and run with him every once in a while just to hang out with him.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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Well, it's taken a long time to get the Department of Homeland Security established. It's taken a long time for the Congress to decide how much it wanted to fund.
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I really thought that love would save us all.
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Energy can't be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction. It must have some effect somewhere.
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Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.
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Listening is more than being quiet. Listening is much more than silence. Listening requires undivided attention. The time to listen is when someone needs to be heard. The time to deal with a person with a problem is when he has the problem. The time to listen is the time when our interest and love are vital to the one who seeks our ear, our heart, our help, and our empathy.
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It's funny: 'Next Thing' was written in a time of my life when I was actually really naive and thought that I was wise.