Dan Gertler Quotes
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.
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To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
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Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my dad. I would never tell them that these songs are about them or which specific lyric is about somebody. Often, when I sit down to write a lyric, it is in the heat of the moment, and something has just happened.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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You see, some lawyers have the talent, have the charisma, but no discipline. They come into court unprepared, without having done their research.
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In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.
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There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think.
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The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.
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I don't want anybody to feel like they're different.
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Working with Tyler Perry has been a wonderful experience. Everything he touches turns to gold, it seems like.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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The function of gossip is to create an 'in group' bond by creating an 'out group' enemy.
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You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.
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You can accomplish virtually anything if you want it badly enough and if you are willing to work long enough and hard enough.
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As I got farther and farther along in the series I did less and less preparation. I didn't use outlines or sketches. I just had a vague idea of what I wanted to tell and then the dialogue just came to me as I was inking the page.
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You breathe fast when you're scared.
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I took a decision that I wanted to be a long-term player in Congo.
