James Van Der Beek Quotes
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In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
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Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and my work, is a testimony to the fact that East and West combine cultural gracefully, or sometimes in an anarchic way, came together, and that is what we should search for.
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People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.
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It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.
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It became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality.
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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.
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That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.
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No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.
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The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work!
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In my theater work, I've had much more three-dimensional, broader-stroke characters.
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For fiction, I'm not particularly nationalistic. I'm not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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I would describe my personal style as eclectic.
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This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.
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Quality is everyone's responsibility.
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I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.
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I am 90. I can work day or night. I'm the same guy, but the polls show the effect of age. That's the issue.
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It's much easier to work with an unknown.
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Prayer lays hold upon God and influences Him to work. This is the meaning of prayer as it concerns God. This is the doctrine of prayer, or else there is nothing whatever in prayer.
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The message of 'The Distance To Here' is no secret. It is a message of love and an invitation to myself and to those who want to come along to ask the big questions and not feel uncool doing it.
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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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Dolphins football has been a lifetime passion for me.
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The only way really to influence countries, in terms of poverty, is to get them to change their policies and get them to understand what the issues are.
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The less seriously you take yourself, the better work you're going to do.
