Norman Lear Quotes
I don't know how you can look back with regret if you're at a moment when everything seems fine.
Quotes to Explore
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What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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The realities are, there are - you can be entertaining and you can be fun, and you can say things that actually appeal to people. You still have to figure out a way to get to 270 electoral votes. Get votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
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Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people. It's not at all like the relationship between horses and humans.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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I have no advice for anyone on how to live.
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I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.
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I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.
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I'm literally open to any medium that will have me.
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I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson - touring when I'm 70. To do that, you can't be the latest, greatest thing because those things fizzle out.
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I am really addicted to music.
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I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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I don't know how you can look back with regret if you're at a moment when everything seems fine.
