William Devane Quotes
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I want a place where I can have horses.
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The tech industry - and, more specifically, Silicon Valley - continues to stumble forward in earnest about how few women are represented in its top ranks of management and on its boards.
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Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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I'd long wanted to write about that moment when a woman steps off the career track to have her first child. For me, that was a scary time.
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My parents are very modern. My father is a cosmopolitan person. He always supported the fact that I will be an actress. There is nothing else I would do rather than being an actor.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone.
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Language does not make one an elite.
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Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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It's often the death of the show when you break the tension and the two lead characters get together.
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It has always been a dream of mine to put a play on film.
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The one thing I do find about serious reviews is that usually they tend to have a point, and that's what I find hurt so much about discerning critics. If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level.
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When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?
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Even if we never cure a single disease, the Human Genome Project and other ventures will have been worth it.
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There are times in this life when a person must do or say things he doesn't want to. Human beings and chains, it is the oldest acquaintanceship in the world.
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Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.
