Robin Williams Quotes
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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We're just going to be ourselves, and we're just going to cross our fingers and hope that people like it. Because that's all you can do.
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There's always hurdles. So I just keep moving, just constantly redefining myself. That's how you stay in the race.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.
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Sure, if you're a well to do family, you always have the option of sending your children to private schools where teachers spend less time disciplining kids and more time teaching them. However, this option is beyond the reach of most households. And this is what makes school vouchers such a promising solution for lower and middle income families.
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They're very strong in memory. Didn't do very much in microprocessors or digital signal processing.
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It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?
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I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
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I tend to really duck down and make myself smaller than I already am.
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We just want government to be a smart, supportive, reliable partner to the forces that are working for good in this country.
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I only make movies I want to go see.
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President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth, much less returning the workforce to a healthy level.
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Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, the terror of the writing desk, of the blank page. Why is it so hard for our non-writer friends to understand this - that it's a job?
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The idea of having a steady job is appealing.
