Bill Ballance Quotes
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Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.
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It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
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The resolution has made a real threat of war go away and opens the way for further work in the interests of a political- diplomatic settlement of the situation around Iraq.
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When you're under stress as a human being, you behave oddly and your relationships with people become strained.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you'll beat him though he has more talent than you.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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The divine wisdom which requires a division of labor has sown different abilities and tendencies in human nature and has enabled human beings to carry out the duty of establishing sciences and developing technology. The fulfillment of this duty is obligatory upon humanity as a whole, though not on every individual.
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I know, as an actor, you have to negotiate, but I can't handle the whole idea that art and commerce are synonymous. It drives me nuts.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.
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As a general rule, the longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming; for all excellent products require time for their development.
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Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
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If you have many children, the first one is always different because you can only have one child who is the first. They have different natures and talents for you to love.
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In Russia, or anywhere, people don't like rich people. Yeah, OK, I have money, but the question is how I use it. It's not easy, believe me; it's not easy.
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When a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage.
