Nick McDonell (Robert Nicholas "Nick" McDonell) Quotes
I know that I work hard for the things that I do, and I really go to the places that I report on.
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If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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I'm not a good guitar player.
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I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.
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A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
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'Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '75 and I saw it an obsessive 55 times. They even ran a very embarrassing article about me in the local paper, about the weird kid who's seen 'Jaws' 55 times.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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We lived in a classless society. We'd spend a summer at Gore Vidal's house in Italy, but we were on and off welfare.
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It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.
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Everybody thinks that an important book has to be a big, long book.
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I'm not a comedienne. I'm an actress.
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I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching.
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The most important thing you will do is yet to be seen. For me, I found my important thing to do when I learned to do surgery on the eye, when I learned to restore a person's vision.
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Let's say you need a perfectly obedient servant who never gets tired, never needs to be paid, and is virtually indestructible. If you're in a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away, you'll just fly off to the local droid auction and pick up one of those shiny gold models with lovely manners.
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The way we remember people, even their beauty is all so subjective and a matter of perspective.
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As part of my research, I read a lot. Then I think and do a lot of sketches. I'll never go to work on the computer unless I have ideas first.
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The first script I got was Narc and I really responded to it; it reminded me of a '70s type movie, I really liked the characters, I didn't anticipate the ending.
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I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films.
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Alas! the road to Anywhere is pitfalled with disaster; There's hunger, want, and weariness, yet O we loved it so! As on we tramped exultantly, and no man was our master, And no man guessed what dreams were ours, as, swinging heel and toe, We tramped the road to Anywhere, the magic road to Anywhere, The tragic road to Anywhere, such dear, dim years ago.
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I know that I work hard for the things that I do, and I really go to the places that I report on.
