Walter Lippmann Quotes
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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My brother and I had many games. We were inseparable. We had a little team going on between us. We had even a language that was kind of like pig latin. So we'd speak in the language. It's called Op.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
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While the 20th century saw the world divided between a Communist East and a free and democratic West, new and different struggles define the 21st.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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We are a typical working class northern family, big into our football... no one in the family was into acting. But I remember seeing a panto when I was about six and thinking, 'Yeah... I wouldn't mind doing that.'
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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Learning to ask is like flexing a muscle. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. I started by learning how to ask for the small things in my life, and eventually I could make the Big Daunting Asks.
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Picasso said that no one has to explain a daffodil. Good design is understandable to virtually everybody. You never have to ask why.
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I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
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It was very important at the outset to establish our credibility as producers who could find material that is commercial and viable.
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I never knew the word 'billion' when I was a kid.
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
