Bruce Bennett Quotes
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We wrote 'Olive Kitteridge' as six hours, and they asked us to make it in four.
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When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
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After spending three years of my life looking into this, I am more convinced than ever that the U.S. government's responsibility for the drug problems in South Central Los Angeles and other inner cities is greater than I ever wrote in the newspaper.
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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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I put Tabasco sauce over everything. Or I put it on pretty much anything that wouldn't taste gross - I mean, I wouldn't put it on salad, but I like it on fried chicken, nachos... a lot of stuff.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
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The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.
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Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.
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When you strengthen women, you strengthen the world.
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I know firsthand that immigrants make enormous contributions to our nation, but I also know that we need to secure our borders and make sure that those who came here illegally wait their turn, pay a fine and any unpaid taxes, and pass a criminal background check before becoming citizens.
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We need to have more second chance programs. I'm glad that we're ending private prisons in the federal system; I want to see them ended in the state system. You shouldn't have a profit motivation to fill prison cells with young Americans. So there are some positive ways we can work on this.
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Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers.
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I signed up with Kundalini yoga teacher training, which has been shifting me in some really beautiful ways.
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Guys like Josh Gordon need to stay in his sport and mind his own business.
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There was only a single sharpshooter up in the trees to keep the croc away from me.
