Edwin Catmull Quotes
We realized that our purpose was not merely to build a studio that made hit films but to foster a creative culture that would continually ask questions.
Quotes to Explore
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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All of the agreed-upon pariahs throughout pop-culture history put their identities into the thing we decry. And yet we derive our own identities from the act of hating. We connect on the things we are disappointed in. Some may argue that nothing in history gathers a crowd like complaining about Lady Gaga's meat dress.
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A few years ago, I found out that there's a lot of Gypsy blood on my mother's side. I'm wild in that way - I've been brought up to do my own thing.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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If they can go out and buy my albums, I can at least make the sacrifice to holler at the few people who call. A lot of times I'm busy so they'll get my voice mail. And if I can speak to them and I have time, I always text back. Because I think that's very important.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in the community from which they have been displaced.
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I feel the Godrej brand has generally come to signify trust to most consumers. 400 million Indians use one or the other Godrej product on a daily basis, and they have come to accept it. We will, thus, continue positioning Godrej strongly on the trust platform.
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God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn't, then he is not God and we need not worry.
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The irony is, the advertising industry knows everyone hates what they produce. This is why they keep looking for new ways to force people to stay tuned.
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We realized that our purpose was not merely to build a studio that made hit films but to foster a creative culture that would continually ask questions.
