Sam Shepard Quotes
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.
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Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable,' but it's good to have that last 20 percent where you're right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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I depend on good editors and a good director.
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I don't want to spoil the magic, but it's a very curious thing that honestly baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever get to playing God, to suddenly produce these fully formed creatures. It is a bit odd. Other aspects you work out more - you rework sentences, you rework imagery. But not characters.
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If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.
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Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.
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Guys like me don't necessarily progress very far, which is fine.
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We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.
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No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.
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If you live a rebellious lifestyle, then you rebel against things because they go against your ideals and the integrity of who you are as a person.
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Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations will remain committed to solutions that advance the global good.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.
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I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.
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Social Engineering - The art of replacing what works with what sounds good.
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I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.
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We cannot let Brussels put itself above the law.
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When I said I could beat Alexander Gustafsson in a standup fight, people laughed at me. They thought, 'No way.' But I believe in what I'm seeing every day.
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My mother and father are very involved with music. It's completely part of their soul. They have an incredible record collection, all vinyl, of some of the best artists, in my eyes, that you can come across.
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To sit on a ranch horse that's been broken in, it's like getting in a Porsche.
