Anais Nin Quotes
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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That image is a couple different people's homes that I knew growing up.
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I'm no Leonardo DiCaprio.
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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.
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It's fun to present stories that have a character that, really, everybody wants to be.
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There's almost too much venture capital in India - there are issues with seed capital, but for venture capital, there's a lot money chasing deals here.
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On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.
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Transcendental meditation is something that can be defined as a means to do what one wants to do in a better way, a right way, for maximum results.
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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
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When I meet people after stand-up shows, they'll bring their cars.
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I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A. I was afraid of having to start all over again, which happened. But we got lucky.
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We are a very open, very democratic site, which means we get all sorts of people. We do get some bad guys who are a few fries short of a Happy Meal. So we have to enlist the aid of our community to help us. The lesson implicit in this is that people will help you out and behave in a really good way. If you trust them, they will respond to that trust.
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My feeling has always been if you entertain people, they give you permission to do more on a thematic or character level.
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We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward.
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I remember the first time I went out on the street to shoot pictures. I was in downtown Philadelphia, and I just took a walk and started making contact with people and photographing them, and I thought, 'I love this. This is what I want to do forever.' There was never another question.
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I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.
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We write to taste life twice: in the moment and in retrospection.
