Bob Alberti Quotes
Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly: the chances are, it's holding you, too.
Quotes to Explore
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I remember when 'The Right Stuff' opened in Hollywood. I got dressed that morning and drove my car down to the theatre that it was playing on, thinking that there would be mobs of people outside. When I looked, there was nobody there.
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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The world is full of opportunities - every day there's something new that you can do. For example, you could make dirty water potable. Why does anyone not have potable water? Because it's a problem that hasn't been solved yet, but it can be.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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We have been fighting for solutions that will spur economic growth and create jobs for all Americans because we have been listening to what small business owners and employees have been telling us all along.
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There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a single person and a parliament is a fundamental... and... though I may seem to plead for myself, yet I do not: no, nor can any reasonable man say it... I plead for this nation, and all the honest men therein.
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I would love to go into an animal's dream - like a lion's or a cat's. I'm sure that's pretty awesome.
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The main thing that's important to me is getting to do whatever project it is the way that I do what I do, and that's different. To go to an entity - whether it's a traditional film studio or some newer company, or HBO, Amazon or Netflix - they would have to know that I need to work the way I work.
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You could have everything right but be in the wrong place. You think your business is no good, but really, the problem is your place is no good.
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Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.
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When I was growing up, I read Britney Spears' and Mariah Carey's biographies. I just wanted to see how they did it because I was so eager to get into the biz.
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Every language teaches you something, so learning a language is never wasted, especially if it's different in more than just syntactic trivia.
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From Day 1 I wasn't planning to run until I am very old.
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We must fight intolerance, racism and the far-Right.
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Yes, sampling has changed not just my way of playing and composing.
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I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages.
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If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.
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I didn't want that 15 minutes of fame moment like, 'Oh, she said she was gay.'
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The president [Barack Obama] understands that the country's very concerned about [terrorism] issue. And I think what you're going to hear from him is a discussion about what government's doing to ensure all of our highest priority, the protection of the American people.
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I always try to act as though there is a little boy or a little girl around, and I try never to do anything that would give them a bad example.
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If you don't hire at least one or two people that are smarter than you are, then you're a terrible manager and I don't need you.
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When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It's in real life that people are over the top.
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The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.
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Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly: the chances are, it's holding you, too.
