Sam Peckinpah Quotes
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I haven't done Vine in a long time, and when I first started, I just did stuff that I thought was funny.
Maisie Williams -
The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
Aaron Swartz -
I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
Karl Schroeder -
I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
Sam Heughan -
What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
Patrick Lencioni -
It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.
Gary Oldman
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Should the time come when the county family will be taken away, then the parish will feel for some time like a mouth from which a molar has been drawn - there will be a vacancy that will cause unrest and discomfort.
Sabine Baring-Gould -
By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
Edmund Morgan -
It's nice not to be too boring.
Barry Pepper -
My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
Sally Kirkland -
If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
Dan Pink -
I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
Walter Jon Williams
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
Patricia MacLachlan -
Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
H. G. Wells -
A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
Oliver North -
One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
Ian Mcewan -
Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
Dana Perino -
What really matters is who you are when you step on the field, and I will let my bat and my glove speak for themselves.
Pablo Sandoval
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
Salman Rushdie -
It's extremely important that, as writers, we give a voice to those who don't have voices, including the other animals that we share the planet with and the places that are endangered or being lost.
Alison Hawthorne Deming -
It's like driving your car. If you drive too fast on the highway, you will topple, so you better maintain your speed. Life is similar to that, and that's the way you have to control your head.
A. R. Rahman -
The rise of women and feminism is well documented. What is equally fascinating - and less talked about - is the impact this has had on men.
Andy Dunn -
Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege. A lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive.
Amy Poehler -
The end of a picture is always an end of a life.
Sam Peckinpah