Steven Bochco (Steven Ronald Bochco) Quotes
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I still think in this country, and this might surprise you, the one thing that George Bush said as president that I do agree with, I love that phrase, 'the soft bigotry of low expectations.'
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.
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People don't want to go to the dump and have a picnic, they want to go out to a beautiful place and enjoy their day. And so I think our job is to try to take the environment, take what the good Lord has given us, and expand upon it or enhance it, without destroying it.
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My father became the Mayor of Indian Wells, California, a tony desert enclave of rich, conservative Republicans.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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I have never gotten my nails done.
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Most of the sicknesses we suffer from are from the things we eat.
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The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.
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The body, what is it, Father, but a sign To love the force that grows us, to give back What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?
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I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.
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I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side.
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And if that child should ever get the chance to travel the world and someone should ask her where is she from, we believe that she should always be able to hold her head high with pride in her voice when she answers, "I am an American." That is the course we seek. That is the change we are calling for.
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When the kids are down, I have a drink and watch 'The Kelly File.'
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In this media-drenched, multitasking, always-on age, many of us have forgotten how to unplug and immerse ourselves completely in the moment. We have forgotten how to slow down. Not surprisingly, this fast-forward culture is taking a toll on everything from our diet and health to our work and the environment.
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Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.
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I saw my father deal with every headache the government threw his way - whether it had to do with the signs on the front of the building or the prices on the showroom floor. He knew he could do better, if government would just get out of the way - and stay out of the way. He was right.
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I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment.
