Lloyd Dorfman Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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My career is playing the guys who go, 'Boo.' That's what I do.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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I want to teach. I've got to figure a way to continue doing this in some capacity.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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I've never done anything particularly scandalous.
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In particular, I'm drawn to the stories that have big, high concepts and real characters at their heart. And I love where those two worlds meet, and 'Edge of Tomorrow' is the perfect canvas to explore that.
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I noticed, when I taught elementary school, how true the squeaky wheel thing is, and how endearing squeaky wheels can be! Because when you're being a squeaky wheel, you're also really letting people know who you are.
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People travel because it's a treat. For me, staying at home is a treat.
