Arthur Nersesian Quotes
If I want to build wealth to transfer to the next generation, I can let it grow on a tax-free basis.
Quotes to Explore
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True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
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I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.
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Everyone freaks out because my character is the only one who has shorts on the Galactica. Well, that is because I went and grabbed a pair of pants and scissors and cut them off and gave her shorts.
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'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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I found it very easy to transform into creeps and weirdos and losers and goof-balls, and I'm happy to play eccentric kinds of characters, and I have a great affinity for the outsider, but I definitely am about expanding my range as well.
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.
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In general, I tend to laugh too much. I always try to tell myself not to, but I think that's just part of getting through the job. It's not rocket science. I want to have a good time!
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I'm a writer, not a genre.
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To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
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Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.
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So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
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My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.
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The answer to religion is not no religion, but another way of thinking of it. Another way of being in it.
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I think there is a real art to walkabouts.
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I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him. It was his face. It was whether or not he'd approve of my playing.
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Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
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Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.
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I don't think music affects what words I choose to type in what order, within what punctuation, at this point, because I'm rereading and editing each sentence, at this point, in my published books, probably 100-150 times each, on average, and listening to probably 20-60 different songs in that time.
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When we focus on what is good and beautiful in someone, whether or not we think that they "deserve" it, the good and beautiful are strengthened merely by the light of our attention.
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I don't feel that I've had a life of abuse or that I am a victim in any way. My life is pretty typical of a lot of Americans of my generation who grew up in the sixties in families like mine that were sort of unconventional.
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Anyone who is afraid to lose isn't ready to win.
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You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.
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If I want to build wealth to transfer to the next generation, I can let it grow on a tax-free basis.
