Dan Levitan Quotes
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I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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When I started making movies, I was pretty young, and at the time I felt like there needed to be more confrontation in cinema - or I needed to make something more disruptive - so in the beginning, those movies were me wanting to play with the rules.
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I'm extremely determined and ambitious.
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One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not.
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I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.
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I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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I'm very independent.
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I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'
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I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.
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Viola Davis is a perfect example of somebody who's so much better than the parts she has the opportunity to play.
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You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
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When you're a kid you're already trying to create your own world and organize the one in front of you, but then you get all insecure around 6th grade and don't think you have a right to share that.
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I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
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I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.
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I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.
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I was born in 1952 in Chidambaram, an ancient temple town in Tamil Nadu best known for its temple of Nataraja, the lord of dance.
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If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible.
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My first movie was totally improvised.
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I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
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The best part of the high school in Hastings must have been the Music Department. Its orchestra and concert band did well in county competitions, and the dance band formed by its students was the best in the region. I played lead trumpet in all of them.
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We aren't going to let our first investment be the best.
