Raine Maida Quotes
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I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been writing and then found myself seven clicks deep into a Wikipedia entry that I don't even care about. Self-distraction appears to be my version of sleepwalking.
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Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
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What I find is that it's the middle-aged authors who have lived a life who have the most important, interesting voices. They just need someone to give them the key to unlock the door.
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It is in revolutionary periods that the culmination of previous trends and the beginning of new ones appear.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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Biggie has been the logo for success, the logo for doing it big - from popping champagne, the ladies, the fashion.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelfThan that I may not disappoint myself,That in my action I may soar as highAs I can now discern with this clear eye.
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I don't consider roles like in 'Die Hard' what I do. This is like a hobby. It's fun. I had a good time. And I love being in a movie that people actually go see. But it's about things getting blown up. It's not about great character development.
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William McKinley Oswald was my high school football coach. He was a great coach and had a profound influence on my life. But I think he could have learned his method of motivating players from an army drill sergeant.
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Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
