Gary Ross Quotes
You can't tell your kids to read if you're just watching television. They have to see you read. And in that respect, I think it's important to walk the walk. It's a wonderful shared time.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
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I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.
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When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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Because the nights bring the threat of invasion and terror to the villages, thousands of children in northern Uganda have become night commuters, leaving the nightmare of capture behind for the safety of the city.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
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I was very lucky: I started acting in this highly subsidized German theater world, so there was not so much job insecurity. We had great working conditions, long rehearsal times, well paid.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time reading bad crime novels.
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When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued.
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The death of compromise has become a threat to our nation as we confront crucial issues such as the debt ceiling and that most basic of legislative responsibilities: a federal budget. At stake is the very meaning of what had once seemed unshakable: 'the full faith and credit' of the U.S. government.
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You can't tell your kids to read if you're just watching television. They have to see you read. And in that respect, I think it's important to walk the walk. It's a wonderful shared time.
