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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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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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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When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.
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Black lives are too easy to take in America because we don't want to question why people are so afraid of black and brown people to begin with. And that's what I want 'Strong Island' to do.
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The qualifying residents can either come in or have someone come in for them to pick up an application; at that time they can make an appointment. It is getting time for us to start taking appointments, but it is not too late to fill out an applications.
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I have to see a definitive cut of the film before I even start thinking about the music, I tell the director what my feelings are and what I would like to do. He accepts what I say or discusses it or destroys it. Eventually, we have to find a compromise.
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Prayer doesn't work because someone out there is listening, it works because someone in here is listening. I've paid attention. I've pictured what I want to happen in my life. I've meditated extensively on my family, my future, my past actions and what did and didn't work for me about them.
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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.
