Leslie Moonves Quotes
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I'm not willing to commit American taxpayers' money anymore or American troops on the ground in another Middle Eastern country.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Probably the biggest influence on my career was the late John Hersey, who, while he was at 'The New Yorker,' wrote one of the masterpieces of narrative non-fiction, 'Hiroshima.' Hersey was a teacher of mine at Yale, and a friend. He got me to see the possibility of journalism not just as a business but as an art form.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
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What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.
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It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.
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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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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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I'm really interested in playing my age.
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I'm going to show the difference between the champ and second place.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it's where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.
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You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins.
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I'd rather do a great play than a mediocre play in New York. As much as I'd like to be seen in New York, that's not my driving motivation. My motivation is to play great roles, wherever they happen.
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My maternal grandmother was a star on her high school basketball team in small-town Mississippi.
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The one cool thing about being underground is that it gives you such freedom. You have to be so on top of it, releasing singles all the time, doing videos all the time, and I don't know if I'm ready to give up that freedom.
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The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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