Fernando Pessoa Quotes
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers for Random House didn't want to OK it. But now all that's been filtered away by the passage of all these people. And having the fortune of surviving, I now feel that I am the custodian of what Ernest wanted the world to know about him and these women.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy and honored to guide 'Frontline's future.
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My dad met my mom at Casper College in the orientation line. He studied business and eventually transferred to the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.
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I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful.
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We try to push such crazy ideals onto young women: the Hollywood version of what they should look like, what they should do, and the kind of Prince Charming they should be looking for. We should just be proud of who we are, because we can't be anybody else. So what's the point of trying?
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One thing I don't do anymore as I've gotten older is that I don't make big blanket statements about whether or not an artist is good or bad.
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As soon as there is language, generality has entered the scene.
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the urgent crowds out the essential.
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In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries.
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I come closer to my desk as to a bulwark against life.
