Allan Carl Newman (A.C. Newman) Quotes
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Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.
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'Muslim' is not a political party. 'Muslim' is not a single culture. Muslims go to war with each other. There are more Muslims in India, Russia and China than in most Muslim-majority nations. 'Muslim' is not a homogenous entity.
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The quality of TV, I think, is at an all-time high. The problem with it is the way that we end up consuming it - generally a cable box. A satellite receiver is, to me, nothing more than a glorified VCR.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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When I do work, I feel the same sort of urgency as I ever did. If I didn't feel that, I don't think I would wish to be doing it. I wouldn't really see the point.
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I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
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Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
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Everyone else in the 'iCarly' cast can operate on 5 hours of sleep, but not so for 'Old Man Nathan!'
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I really have a passion for food. Of course, music, but behind that, it's food.
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Custard is controversial: what makes it a custard, how best to cook it and, crucially, is it to be eaten or put in a pie and thrown?
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I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
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My childhood bedroom had wallpaper that was printed with clouds and rainbows.
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I think when it came to music, it did feel quite natural because it was something that I was so passionate about.
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It's time to replace career politicians with citizen's politicians. It's time to elect people who are going to stand up to the Washington elite and stand up to a White House and Congress hell-bent on ramming socialism down our throat.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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And I just want to tell you this - we're in favor of a lot of things and we're against mighty few.
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I was always concerned with making cool-sounding rock records.
