Damon Lindelof Quotes
I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.Damon Lindelof
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It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I had an idea on piano for different songs, and we just married them together. We bounce things off each other constantly and kind of massage all these ideas into a three and a half minute pop song.
Ian Axel -
Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
Yair Lapid -
First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
Beatrice Wood -
I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -
Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
Pankaj Mishra -
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
Baltasar Gracian
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
Camille Claudel -
I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
Usain Bolt -
Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
Vidya Balan -
The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
Jack Kevorkian -
Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
e. e. cummings -
Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside.
Hans Vestberg
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There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.
Adam Braun -
I think that music and visual arts can complement themselves nicely. They do different things - the music forces you into a different mood and perspective whilst the visual stuff can engage you in a more direct cognitive manner.
Aaron Koblin -
In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
Zebulon Pike -
A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.
Jackie Chan -
I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin -
In the age of cellphone cameras, everybody thinks of themselves as a tracker.
Carl Forti
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
Warren Farrell -
I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.
Rand Paul -
You just learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with. I spent my childhood in New York, riding on subways and buses. And you know what you learn if you’re a New Yorker? The world doesn’t owe you a damn thing.
Lauren Bacall -
I just like comedy in general. My film work, which has been at times more dramatic, has been satisfying. But I never feel quite as good and as light and blissful as when I'm doing comedy.
Ty Burrell -
I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
Damon Lindelof