J. D. Trout Quotes
The important question is whether [a theory] is true, not whether envisioning an alternative is too intellectually painful to bear.
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Star Wars was magnificent, but you could tell Darth Vader's ships were glued together.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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I want someone who will love me for the person I am and not because of my status. It has to be someone who understands the pressure of playing for India. It will be very difficult to be with a person who has her own career because someone has to make sacrifices for the family and house.
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I've never actually directed anything I haven't made up. I've never adapted anything.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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When I first decided to launch a clothing line, I was pregnant with my daughter Spencer-Margaret, so I looked for a retailer with values that mirrored my own growing family concerns. Kmart is a family store where value-conscious moms shop, so my partnership with Kmart seemed like a natural fit.
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Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
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Back in the 1960s, I got a superb education for very little money. The bill for my first year at Harpur College in New York was a few hundred dollars.
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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I'm constantly maxing out my Gmail account, and that is hard to do.
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If you're into a leather-jacketed crime fighter and his artificially intelligent robotic supercar, tune into 'The Good Wife.' If, on the other hand, you prefer the misadventures of a freelance itinerant trucker and his simian sidekick, check out 'The Walking Dead.' Or DVR them both and go talk to your family.
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This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
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Editing is the only process. The shooting is the pleasant work. The editing makes the movie, so I spend all my life in editing.
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Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.
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The wisest rule in investment is: when others are selling, buy. When others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When everyone else is buying, we assume they know something we don't, so we buy. Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too.
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Everywhere I go, every smile I see, I know you are there smilin' back at me. Dancin' in moonlight, I know you are free 'cause I can see your star shinin' down on me.
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Why would I want to be president? I'm the king of Disneyland.
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Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized.
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The important question is whether [a theory] is true, not whether envisioning an alternative is too intellectually painful to bear.
