James Wan Quotes
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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GIS is waking up the world to the power of geography, this science of integration, and has the framework for creating a better future.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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The first term of the Clinton administration was very jolly. Everybody was running around meeting people and of course, in the second term, everyone went down the black hole, which also happened at the end of the Reagan administration.
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By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people. It begins with an entrepreneurial attitude: take an idea and execute on that idea. If it doesn't work, learn why and build on what you've learned.
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In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature.
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'Matterhorn' is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again.
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It's about really having a God connection: a connection with the divine behind the world and flowing forth out of that in a positive way with love and moving toward making a contribution that pushes forth the evolution of the world.
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Part of me worries about upsetting people, because we all have perceptions about Olympic champions.
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The company needs to be bigger than the core brand.
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I can't imagine a successful comedy movie without a successful comedy performance at the heart of it.
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When you direct a movie that makes no money whatsoever, there is no rush to your door for the next one.
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Whatever it is that makes your movie unique is something you should embrace.
