T. S. Eliot Quotes
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There are a lot of really great cartoonists out there. It's nice to be thought of as one of them.
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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.
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Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter.
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The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is that it's mostly a comedy, but 10 percent of it is, we get to show the existential angst that exists in the American workplace.
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I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.
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I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder.
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When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both.
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I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
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I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.
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The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.
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I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.
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I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
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I feel that, at this point in my career, I don't want to do another television show. I don't want to do a film.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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To be a white kid into hip-hop meant you'd sought it out and you practiced the art. Which meant dedication and diligence, as well as removing yourself at least occasionally from your own comfort zone and circumstances, and from people who looked like you.
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In the West, if a city faces financial difficulties, it'll go bankrupt. But in China, cities will be subsidised by the Ministry of Finance. So some small- and medium-sized cities aren't worried about going bankrupt. They figure the central government will help them out.
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I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're frightened of is to make fun of it. That's why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds.
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I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.
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Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
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Obviously, having served in wars myself, I'm eager to do everything possible to avoid them, but our military capability vis-a-vis a country like Iran is a major source of leverage in any negotiation that we should never, ever give up.
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There is no method but to be very intelligent.
