Bette Greene Quotes
What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.
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If I were to listen to people all the time when they say, 'Hey, this is a really high challenge, this is a high climb, the bar is pretty steep,' then I wouldn't have gone to the academy. I wouldn't have become an aircraft carrier pilot. I wouldn't have become a Navy SEAL for sure. And I probably wouldn't have applied to Harvard.
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My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.
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The challenge is sort of capturing the issues that Oregonians feel strongly about and moving forward on those.
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We are strong supporters of First Amendment rights, and we believe free speech is a two-way street. While anyone is free to be an anti-Muslim bigot, on campus or off, CAIR is free to challenge their bigotry by speaking out against the promotion of hatred and intolerance.
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I've read every single fantasy novel there is. I mean, I would challenge a lot of people to read more fantasy novels than I have.
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I am happy with the response I am receiving for 'Kaabil.' Audiences' love is what we work for, after all.
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I love challenges, and I believe that the challenge of quality cinema should not be underestimated as an important part of the Italian cultural offer.
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Something like 'Rust and Bone' would be a dream. Very pared down. 'Orphan Black' is such a challenge. I just need something that isn't as full-on intense as that.
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To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
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I definitely think independent film is very exciting, and you get to sometimes take bigger risks. So that's always a challenge and something that I look forward to.
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The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
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To be a truly conscientious artist, you have to look at what's not working and challenge it. You riff on things.
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No, I don't make my work in order to challenge or confuse other people's expectations - I only do what I find natural.
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It's hard in today's society to have a discussion where you want to challenge the status quo because of the 'I gotcha' politics.
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We created a line of pet food called Nutrish that's made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes.
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Fame is a dangerous thing. It's what the post-industrial society wants. They want fame and many followers on Twitter. But to really make the world understandable, that challenge is remaining.
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I can't honestly account for the very personal response that I have to one story and not another, a sense of an orbit, the orbit of a world that draws me as my own life recedes.
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The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be. I believe you can only do this when you stop long enough to hear the whisper you might have drowned out, that small voice compelling you toward the kind of work you'd be willing to do even if you weren't paid. Once you tune out the noise of your life and hear that call, you face the biggest challenge of all: to find the courage to seek out your big dream, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks.
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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We aim to achieve general progress in relations between North Korea and Japan.
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What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?
