Edwin Catmull Quotes
Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea.
Quotes to Explore
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Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.
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I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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I want to serve the people.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest and empathy.
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As a woman, and as a working mom trying to get things done, you find yourself meeting adversity a lot, but you never talk about it because you don't want to bring attention to it. You don't want to go there.
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When I was 17, a neighbour I knew well died of cancer, and I became au pair to her three little girls. In circumstances like that, when you can't really help, I think it's a human response to do something beyond oneself. So I did a sponsored parachute jump for Cancer Research. It was exciting and ridiculous.
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I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
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The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary.
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I always wanted to be on a sitcom.
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Don't be ashamed of who you are, embrace who you are.
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Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them.
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Most of us believe everyone has a right to his own opinion - as long as it agrees with ours.
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We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like we got big problems on just about everything. But we also have to make sure that we've - draw confidence from the progress that we have made, 'cause otherwise, you get into this cycle of cynicism.
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Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea.
