Alexander Payne Quotes
They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by.
Alexander Payne
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Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.
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Karin Slaughter
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Jason Fried
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Megan Ellison
They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by.
Alexander Payne