Vincent Canby Quotes
We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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I worked on 'Game Of Thrones' for six years, so I'm very well equipped to handle hype surrounding television shows.
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I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it.
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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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The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail.
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Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.
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What I didn't want to do is get into a ratings race with television because really, for them, it matters. For me, it doesn't.
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I'm a religious man. I pray for Milky Way.
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I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
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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 developed an optical lure that imitates certain types of bioluminescent displays that I think might be attractive to large predators. The other way to do it is just use dead bait, but I think dead bait attracts scavengers, and we wanted to attract active predators.
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I really like the way Fox handles their shows.
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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
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Anyone who knows me knows that I'm way more of a joker than I am a serious person.
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I had two different degrees: One in International Relations/Political Science and another degree in Radio and Television Production.
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Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.
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Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.
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I couldn't just hand in any old rubbish - I can't go on tour and sing something for three years if I don't believe in it.
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I think public awareness of how good vaccines are for kids and how they are good for public health is a great idea.
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We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.
