Adam McKay Quotes
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It constitutes a superhuman effort to lead any people in times of crisis. Without them, the changes would be impossible.
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I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.
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We really accomplished what we set out to do with the Recovery Act programs, which was to fill the lending gap created by the crisis.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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Before, I could meet and greet all my fans one by one, but now, it's hard to remember all of their names. And my actions can sometimes cause misunderstandings. If I bow to one side, I've heard people from the other side ask why I didn't bow there.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.
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It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.
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China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.
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Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.
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I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.
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I wish I could play the whole game and come back tomorrow.
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'Delirium' (1913)
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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When I am in Madrid, I just like to see my friends and walk around the city. I go to the school where my mum works and help out. My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children.
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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
