William Standish Knowles Quotes
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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You want to find out what it is about you or what it is about your past and your lineage that's in you now, and whether you carry those traits and maybe what one's mission is to take it to the next level.
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The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
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I think film writing, you're thinking in pictures, and stage writing, you're thinking in dialogue. In film writing, it's also, you only get so many words, so everything has to earn its place in a really economical way. I think for stage writing, you have more leeway.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.
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Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn't wear them.
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I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually.
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I loved 'Dirty Sexy Money.' That didn't have a long enough shelf life. I would've liked to explore that character and play with that cast longer. That was a lot of fun to shoot.
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Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.
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During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.
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I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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I bought an electric scooter in sixth grade. Bankrupted me.
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I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.
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Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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You sit and you let your fingers go to wherever they are going to go. You wait until you start to hear something, and you start to figure out what it is that you're doing. And then you add another piece next to that piece, and wait to see if some kind of pattern or something interesting starts to grow, and then you cultivate it.
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me.
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I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.