Willard Fiske Quotes
The world is not likely to tire of an amusement which never repeats itself, of a game which today presents features as novel and charms as fresh as those with which it delighted, in the morning of history, the dwellers on the banks of the Ganges and Indus.
Quotes to Explore
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'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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I think, especially in pop culture, we're brought up to think that a normal pop star is this pretty, well-kept-together girl.
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I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.
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Christmas is a huge thing in my family. We usually start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We spend Christmas Eve with one set of grandparents, and Christmas Day with the other grandparents and our family.
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Labor has a proud history of tackling discrimination and introducing important social reform.
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In politics, religion and other areas of culture, people disagree on the worth of competing ideas. There is no equivalent to the scientific method that can determine in a robust way which ideas match the real world, and which ones can be ruled out. So conflicting ideologies persist indefinitely.
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I come from a pretty strange family.
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I need to put the right things in my body before and after I work out, so I end every workout with some sort of protein shake to help me get the most out of my training.
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True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.
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Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alienate customers, and undermine managerial credibility.
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The online video business started in both China and the US around 2005/6, when broadband penetration grew big enough.
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Where do I live?
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Apparently it's acceptable for members of Congress to own stock in companies we regulate in Congress, but somehow, our plumbing company crosses some line.
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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
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I go through phases of stuff.
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The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.
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The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.
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The world is not likely to tire of an amusement which never repeats itself, of a game which today presents features as novel and charms as fresh as those with which it delighted, in the morning of history, the dwellers on the banks of the Ganges and Indus.
