George Washington Quotes
Leave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger.
Quotes to Explore
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
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To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
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I became interested in educating people in the variety of ways in which women can express their emotion. Which is much easier to do in a large role than in a supporting role to a male protagonist. In general, the women in a supporting role to a male protagonist - cry a lot.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.
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In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination.
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I felt that as long as we were being honest, and that we didn't bend the truth to accomplish another goal, to be entertaining or to be a happy ending, I was confident that we'd be able to tell the story the way it happened.
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On a big film, there's almost no way you can meet everyone. On an indie, there are 30 people and no trailers to duck into.
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I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
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Food plays a large part in our weekend, but on a Friday evening, I'll make us something simple for tea. I might have a wee glass of wine.
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KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D.
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What I think a lot of great marathon runners do is envision crossing that finish line. Visualization is critical. But for me, I set a lot of little goals along the way to get my mind off that overwhelming goal of 26.2 miles. I know I've got to get to 5, and 12, and 16, and then I celebrate those little victories along the way.
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I feel very creatively satisfied and lucky that I get to write for other people, but for something I direct, it has to be something I completely understand every facet of.
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An ego should be like a warm breeze, never seen, just mildly sensed.
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At a certain moment, Yugoslavia stopped being rational, and then you end up going to war.
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Leave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger.
