H. R. McMaster Quotes
The key thing about force protection is... if you focus too much on force protection, and you disengage yourself from the community, you're putting yourself at greater risk because you need to interact with the community in a positive way to gain the intelligence you need.
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People hear the examples of kids who work when they're young, have bad experiences, and then have a rough life after that, but a lot of it is just about the people around you.
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I'm already more famous than I want to be. And yet at the same time, fame feeds your potential as a creative person. You're in a vacuum if you don't have a certain amount of fame.
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I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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Loser lit antiheroes aren't well intentioned or earnest; they don't care whether you like them or not. They're self-mocking, ironic and inventive; they narrate their downfalls with manic wordplay, rampant metaphors, wisecracks, and escalating flights of spleen-fueled lyricism.
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I've been very fortunate with my three spec scripts - which is sort of my thematic trilogy of the American Frontier. With 'Sicario', 'Hell or High Water' and then 'Wind River' - which is the third - there were no rewrites. It was the first draft for all three.
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I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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I am not a prisoner of conscious, but people try to make me one sometimes. It is both a gift and a curse. It's a high honour but can create limitations - I have to be fluid.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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The interest in the supernatural in a very generic sense and in the spiritual is not in itself a factor that helps the communication of the Christian faith.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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I'm so freaking competitive it's unbelievable.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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I love Ben Affleck so much. He's an amazing director.
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I'm working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, she's a smarter and better editor than I am.
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People ask about dictators, 'Why?' But dictators themselves ask, 'Why not?'
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I couldn't survive just doing independent movies. And I'd rather do modelling than movies or TV I didn't like.
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If Youku had adopted YouTube's business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.
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I don't ever really notice when guys are hitting on me. I'm oblivious.
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I had this instinct and I just knew it. It was a very strange thing and as soon as I finished recording it, we were all in the studio saying we have something really special here.
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The key thing about force protection is... if you focus too much on force protection, and you disengage yourself from the community, you're putting yourself at greater risk because you need to interact with the community in a positive way to gain the intelligence you need.
