W. H. Murray Quotes
The big thing is getting more infrastructure in place so that people can just pull up and get the fuel.
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Because I'm a big guy, I was always playing the bad guy or whatever, but after I did 'The Blind Side,' where I played a father who's a really loving, likeable sort of person, a lot of those barriers were broken down. People saw me as something softer, not so much as a heavy anymore.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.
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As heat rises, so does the number of people trying to cool down homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. This isn't just about comfort; it's a matter of public health.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.
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We have this historic problem that we have a quarter of our population, the people of Quebec, who have never signed on to the Constitution. That can't go on forever.
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It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
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What could a smartphone do for me that would make people go out and buy another one?
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People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved.
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Square meals often make round people.
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So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well.
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Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color.
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You want to reach people, but you also want to reach them in the most authentic way. You now have a mass market and an audience that's listening, but they're in love with a song that means absolutely nothing to you.
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I love Washington, D.C.; I love this country, but I think over the last hundred years we've built up would I call an arrogant empire: people who think the rest of us are too stupid to make our own decisions.
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I don't know that happy people are interesting to write about - or to read about.
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I weave the company into what we laughingly call 'Jack's novel.' I write this novel for them about who they are and what's going on in their world. When I had 90 people in 'Porgy and Bess,' each had a story, history and family relationship.
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I always have issues with trust. I'm a New Yorker... Really, I think trust is something that comes from the gut. And I think you have to - it's probably the worst advice to give people - but I think you gotta trust people from your gut.
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When you talk about inspiration, I draw inspiration from life. The people that I work with.
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I don't buy things now, I buy plane tickets. The only thing I want is to make enough money to be able to travel with my children.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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I don't look at things in black and white. There are big gray areas. There's a lot of slippage.
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Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.
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The big thing is getting more infrastructure in place so that people can just pull up and get the fuel.
