Alec Wilkinson Quotes
Someone responding to intuition, to chance and fortune, often can't explain himself well.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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I am a man of tomorrow, but I also live my past.
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The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.
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The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.
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We need to be very well aware of the fact that China and Russia are using technology to attack us, just as ISIS is using technology to recruit those who would murder American citizens.
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I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, 'Well if you go out and save your money.' So I went and got - I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I'd bring whatever I made.
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Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.
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I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.
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I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
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Everyone can write their melodies and chords and pianos and guitars, but what hasn't been discovered yet are tones and textures, and that's very exciting. Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else.
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Taiwan must find its own way. We have been emphasizing too much the manufacturing business. We have to become more high-tech, more innovative, and provide more value. We can't always insist on the value of low-cost production. We have to invest more in R&D to get high-value business.
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She's not a bad girl becauseShe made me see, hmmm...How love could be.But she's a bad girl because (bad girl because)She wants to be free, hmmmm... (bad girl because)She wants to be free (bad girl)
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Lots of people have gone from public housing to do great things in the world and have a tremendous sense of duty to their fellow man because of it.
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Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.
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We have gotten to the point where we're more like [Donald] Trump than Trump. Trump is hateful. Now you have liberals hating on love. Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. There's nothing wrong with that. But sometimes you have to fight fire with water. I'm happy to fight it either way.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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'24' had to withstand accusations of being right-wing, but 'Homeland' is a far more liberal show.
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I don't write lyrics, the lyrics write Thom Yorke
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Someone responding to intuition, to chance and fortune, often can't explain himself well.
