Daniel Gilbert Quotes
Variety improves the things that we do too often, but it rules the things that we don't do often enough.
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I think, doing a first film, at some point you get halfway through, and you wonder, 'Is this is good enough to define who I am for the coming decade?'
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In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.
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When you're in a songwriting class, and you write a song, and you hand it in to a teacher to grade, I'm still going to say that it's a really awesome song whether I got an A or a D. I learned to stick to my guns and take the tools as tools and not as rules.
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If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some NFL club owners have talked about adding a feature or two. The NFL went for the two-point conversion. Professional sport is entertainment, and the CFL, I believe, is ahead of the NFL in that regard.
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That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of rules and make up their own way of doing things.
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Traditionalists often study what is taught, not what there is to create.
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No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.
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A woman can never have enough shoes.
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I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
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I have very long, wild hair, a suntan and wear knee high boots and ignore all the rules about what you should or shouldn't wear at whatever age.
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The biggest influence? I've had several at different times – but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.
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I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.
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The process for producing public policy in Congress is flawed. The process itself kills policy ideas through the bypassing of the rules and procedural decisions that limit discussion.
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I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
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Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.
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Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.
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One child is never enough for a monarch.
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I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.
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Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
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When you see Hitler burning paintings by Salvador Dali and Picasso he's telling you that this time period and these men and this culture didn't exist, and I've seen that happen in other countries, Sudan for instance, it's not enough to kill them you have to destroy all of their markings that they left that was their history.
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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
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It is not lawful for you to make a compromise with God: to try to fulfill part of your duties and to omit others at your own pleasure.
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An excellent habit to cultivate is the analytical study of the King James Bible. For simple yet rich and forceful English, this masterly production is hard to equal; and even though its Saxon vocabulary and poetic rhythm be unsuited to general composition, it is an invaluable model for writers on quaint or imaginative themes.
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Variety improves the things that we do too often, but it rules the things that we don't do often enough.
