Carter Burwell Quotes
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Like so many families, we were dealing with limited means. We weren't poor at all, but we had some challenging times financially. When my stepdad got laid off... we were really trying to find our footing for a couple of years.
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The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
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I've been doing a bit of screenwriting and producing, and even a bit of directing.
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But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both.
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Act in accordance with your true beliefs by spending your time on those things that will build and develop your character and help you become more Christlike. I hope none of you see life as primarily fun and games but rather as a time 'to prepare to meet God.'
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The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.
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America is one long expectoration.
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It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.
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The spark of a genius exists in the brain of the truly creative man from the hour of his birth. True genius is always inborn and never cultivated, let alone learned.
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It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up.
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Enough of this foreign fiasco distraction. Get back to work. It is time to bomb Obamacare.
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All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
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I hope I'm better looking than Yoda, but - I'm really interested in people who have something to say, a change they want to make and can't figure out why they can't make it spread.
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My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
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To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.
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The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point.
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I think being a little nuts is helpful.
