Chris Whitty Quotes
Initially we had to start off to make sure the test worked, we had to be confident about that and then it was rolled out in stages and continues to be rolled out in stages.
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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I'm not sure specifically but there's definitely parts of me in Rikku.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
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I, for one, can't be sure at all there is a God.
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I had to be sure we were doing something tasteful.
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If you've got five cameras, you're making sure that you're in the right position for each one of the cameras.
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I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.
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Sure, I've listed myself as Cuban-American. That's my heritage and my background.
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The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.
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I'm sure acting is a deeply neurotic thing to do.
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When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take it up, and he believes in the debriefing. You don't keep something to yourself.
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The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.
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When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you just see what works and what doesn't. Sometimes you do test screenings, and an audience tells you that, or sometimes you eventually just go, 'Let's cut the joke out.'
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I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.
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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
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I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football – please.
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You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
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What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.
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Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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It is necessary for the welfare of society that genius should be privileged to utter sedition, to blaspheme, to outrage good taste, to corrupt the youthful mind, and generally to scandalize one's uncles.
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It applies in any business. Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys, and supermarkets by supermarket guys. With the advice and support of their bean counters, absolutely, but with the final word going to those who live and breathe the customer experience. Passion and drive for excellence will win over the computer-like, dispassionate, analysis-driven philosophy every time.
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There's a sense of desperation in Afghanistan because of the lack of funding and the fact that the U.S. only has a one-track military strategy. It doesn't have an economic and political game plan.
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Initially we had to start off to make sure the test worked, we had to be confident about that and then it was rolled out in stages and continues to be rolled out in stages.
