William H. McRaven Quotes
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If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes.
Pat Mastelotto
Mr. Mister
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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
E. B. White
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When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
Kate Klise
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
Jack Nicholson
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As every scuba diver knows, panic is your worst enemy: when it hits, your mind starts to thrash and you are likely to do something really stupid and self-destructive.
Daniel Dennett
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The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam.
J. G. Ballard
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Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Every single job is a challenge. You are walking into a new set, a new character, creating a world and trying to get comfortable to do your best work.
Felicia Day
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You have the massive world that was created by Marvel, and then you have these very intimate actors around you. There was as much character work on this as there would be on a little independent film. So, I felt very fortunate in that sense.
Chris Hemsworth
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I know that 'The Accident' is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly any other business, consists mostly of people sitting in small offices staring at computer screens or reading or trying to stay awake in meetings.
Chris Pavone
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When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Adam Grant
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But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.
William H. McRaven
