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.
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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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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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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'm scared of everything. I think it's only sensible to be that way.
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It is that fundamental belief, it is that fundamental belief, I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper that makes this country work. It’s what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family. E pluribus unum. Out of many, one.
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I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.
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Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably. Witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera, or the automobile.
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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.
