Spencer Wells Quotes
Imagine you're copying a very long document, and occasionally you'll put an A where there should be a C. And that mistake has been translated down through the generations, and more mistakes have accumulated. So the longer the lineage has been in existence, the more mistakes the sequence is going to have.
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Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.
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Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I particularly want more acting. I've been auditioning a lot, and I definitely want to act.
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When companies minimize their costs, they can spend more on R & D and marketing. It's just very logical.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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My friends told me that it's the hardest thing to separate the personal life from their work.
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I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens to them, from places I've been and what happens to me, and from things I read.
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There is no such thing as women's intuition. You all just have crap poker faces.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining about it. Economic globalisation is about homogenising differences in the worlds' markets, cultures, tastes and traditions. It's about giving big business access to a global market.
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Wishy-washy equivocations - and not just on abortion, but on immigration, on civil rights, on income inequality - weaken all of us.
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I have been taking every step toward the future every day through making many paintings and sculptures with my deep emotion hidden in my life.
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It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods.
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The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.
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Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and consumers across the country are feeling the pinch with no end in sight.
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The writing workshops and programs that are everywhere have encouraged writing. And if that produces more writing, it's also producing more readers of an elevated level. So all in all, a good thing.
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Now that I have a thousand albums in my car all the time, I listen to more music. I was too lazy; I always had the same five discs in there. I'd never think to change it.
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Imagine you're copying a very long document, and occasionally you'll put an A where there should be a C. And that mistake has been translated down through the generations, and more mistakes have accumulated. So the longer the lineage has been in existence, the more mistakes the sequence is going to have.
