William Halsey (Bill Halsey) Quotes
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
William Halsey
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I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started looking at things and passing on things. I think I was around for a month and a half, and there were other projects that were up, but it's all a waiting game. And then, 'The Vampire Diaries' came up, and I was really interested and read for it.
Taylor Kinney
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
J. Cole
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
Oscar Isaac
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
Harmony Korine
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
W. H. Auden
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I wish to say that we Anarchists have never changed our position. We are Anarchists as of old and still pursue the same ideals.
Federica Montseny
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Last time I had my hands on you, you felt like a bird - struggling to escape. You'll never escape now...
Agatha Christie
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For newspapers to continue to play an important role in civic engagement, they need more access to capital. Their decline has created a real threat to independent reporting at the state and local level.
Ajit Pai
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You can think of my films as cautionary tales, but you might even think of them as despairing tales, because at least in a cautionary tale, you have this idea that by listening to the story you can assure a better outcome. Whereas I'm not at all convinced that's the case. In fact, if anything, I'm convinced that it's the opposite.
Errol Morris
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Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.
John Witherspoon
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There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
William Halsey