Abraham Lincoln Quotes
You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.
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I've always - honestly - never thought of myself as an independent director.
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It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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I'd long wanted to write about that moment when a woman steps off the career track to have her first child. For me, that was a scary time.
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It is easy to get an interesting loop to happen, but it becomes a collage when the song and loop are constantly changing.
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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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I know career motivation and encouragement up the ladder of success have their place in the world. But I don't want them anywhere near my spirituality.
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I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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I've never lived through a moment in history where people are using their voices and becoming strong advocates for what they believe in.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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My mom sees her sons as baby boys. Well, I stopped being her baby boy a long time ago.
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I don't believe in funerals. I believe in celebrating life, and showing people, while they're alive, how much I care about them. And I don't believe in this business of burial. I'm an organ donor. Whether its my skin or my eyeballs, use whatever bits are intact and put the rest in the garbage.
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You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.
