Stan Smith (Stanley Roger Smith) Quotes
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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Necessity makes even the timid brave.
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.
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If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
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Get to know your kids' minds and how they think.
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Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile.
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I don't want to just do what people classify as 'neo-soul' 'cause everybody don't listen to neo-soul. I want to make music for everybody. I'm always trying to incorporate new elements into what I do.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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My interest in Virtual Reality (VR) films began for me when I began a fellowship with MIT's Open Documentary Lab. It was a profound experience to be on MIT's campus one day a week and to enter a new world of storytelling where breaking convention and traditional methods were expected. This was deeply challenging and inspiring.
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If grammar is medicine, then Roy Clark gives us the spoonful of sugar to help it go down. A wonderful tour through the labyrinth of language.
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My first love was basketball.
