Ed O'Brien Quotes
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you're about to forget.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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I love Quentin Tarantino; I love Harmony Korine, Larry Clarke.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
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There's no greater feeling in the world than when you can put a smile on somebody's face just by walking into a room. It's unbelievable. And if I have that power, who am I to waste it, you know?
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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You wouldn't recognize me from one project to the next.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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I have a degree in European history, which didn't necessarily have any direct impact on my career, but I'm grateful I studied something other than acting in college.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I'm shooting an episode and don't even know how it's going to end because I haven't read that yet.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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When sages commend excess, Desire is sick.
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I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That's just who I am. I'm not trying to prove a point; I am just doing what I like. But I don't have any problems with any other artist coming in and doing their own thing.
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With the demise of the biblical religions that have provided the American people with their core values since their country's inception, we are reverting to the pagan worldview. Trees and animals are venerated, while man is simply one more animal in the ecosystem - and largely a hindrance, not an asset.
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The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France, and even to relinquish life, for the good of his country.
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They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.
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It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.