George Gilder Quotes
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.
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His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
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Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.
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I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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I like pencil skirts because they hug me in all the right places.
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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.
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Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Sometimes when you get to the press conferences, you hear you're going to play this person in the semifinals, and in the quarters, you're going to play her. And I'm like, 'Hold on a second.' First of all, you have to make it there. Second, your opponent needs to make it there. It looks easier on paper than it is in real life.
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When I got to Nashville, people started asking me about how I got into country music. I'd tell them I came from a place where people wore cowboy hats for a real reason.
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I don't think I could write a straight drama.
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I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.
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Quality is abundant. Time is the new scarcity.
