Andrew van der Bijl Quotes
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The views of religious-Zionist rabbis are of course worthy of being heard, yet they represent a very defined and very narrow camp within the Israeli spectrum. This is not the way to shape the perception of future division and brigade commanders.
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I'm usually late to the game on shows and watch them after they've aired. But I love 'House of Cards,' 'The Killing,' 'Orange Is the New Black,' loved 'True Detective,' and 'Arrested Development' when it was on. Also 'The Wire,' though I was way late to the game on that.
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Language is me, in a way. Really, I feel it.
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I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date. The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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Regulators are going to have to come up with a way to treat Bitcoin that is balanced and thoughtful but also recognize that this is a global phenomenon.
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I did my first show in second grade. I was a munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz.'
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There's not a blueprint for me to follow.
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Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
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Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.
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The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.
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Decisions are made by those who show up.
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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
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'Showboat' is the quintessential family show.
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I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have gone before and paved a way for me play in their stomping grounds. Doubtless those who want to be offended, will - allowing me to make them happy, too, which pleases me as much as it pleases them.
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Entertainment has this way of resetting itself.
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One of the many effects of television on radio has been to shift radio from an entertainment medium into a kind of nervous information system. (p. 298)
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In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity — please observe, a plodding mediocrity — for a mere mediocrity does not go very far, but a plodding one gets quite a distance. There is joy in that success, and a distinction can come from courage, fidelity and industry.
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People want to evolve the idea of the word "mini-series." Mini-series has an '80s connotation to it.
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I respect the media. But periodically things come up. Like the guy in Toronto [CP24 Interview]. This is what I run into, also. Everybody that helps you is not necessarily your friend. And everybody that fights you is not necessarily your enemy. So you always have to be on guard.
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Lord, if you show me the way, I will follow You.
