Albert Allen Bartlett Quotes
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers.
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There are no rebels in the cinema business.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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If you go back and watch 'The French Connection,' it's been cannibalized so many times. There are certain movies like that, where you see the original and think, 'This isn't so great.' And the reason it isn't so great is because everyone has copied it.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them, and Mary herself could never look through them again to tell Laura what she was thinking without saying a word.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.
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I'm very proud of 'Valhalla Rising.'
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Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
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Children in schools need to have something to do with music and learn it the way they do literature, geography and biology.
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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
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I majored in Shakespearean studies at a very tiny school in Georgia.
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The characteristics of an authentically empowered personality are humbleness, clarity, forgiveness and love.
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I love outdoor winter activities like snow tubing and snowball throwing.
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My songs are about who I am.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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To portray not only a boxer but a boxer like Roberto Duran, I needed to understand all the difficulties and the pressures of the sport itself.
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I don't consider success doing a show for 30 years; I'm sorry. To me, you're successful when you graduate from something. I did a series, I did a talk show, I did movies, I replaced Mickey Rooney [on Broadway] in "Sugar Babies." You understand?
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A function to each organ, and each organ to its own function, is the law of all organization.
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The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.
