Alan Zweibel Quotes
My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.
Quotes to Explore
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work.
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These are estimates that are done by the experts as to how much they expect we could get from the first lease sale that would take place in ANWR, and the estimate is about $2.5 billion.
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The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.
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I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
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I'm a weekday warrior who takes our Georgia values to Washington, and on the weekends, I'm back home.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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I do not like violence.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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I do films that I like. I have done comedy, romance, everything, and I always like to do it differently from the previous ones.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living.
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I went through a big Kurt Vonnegut phase. But the writers who made me decide at a very early age that this is probably something I wanted to do were Stephen King and Douglas Adams, when I was probably, like, ten years old.
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It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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Rap music was a savior to me.
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An attitude of compassion does not mean looking down on someone, pitying them in their misery. Compassion is based on respect. We discuss life as equals, learn from each other and strive together to improve our lives.
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My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.
