William Shakespeare Quotes
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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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.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences.
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Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study.
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There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.
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I have found the study of organisms to be a truly exciting experience, always interesting and sometimes humbling.
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There's no glory and no respect in making fun of the weak, the powerless.
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Men that make Envy and crooked malice nourishment, Dare bite the best.
