Marc Newson Quotes
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Laughter is the mind's intonation. There are ways of laughing which have the sound of counterfeit coins.
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Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.
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Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.
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I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
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Whereas recessive traits require two bad copies of a gene to become noticeable, a dominant trait expresses itself no matter what the other copy does. A benign example of dominance: If you inherit one gene for sticky wet earwax and one gene for dry earwax, the sticky earwax gene wins out every time.
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A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.
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Celebrity life and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-cultural conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves.
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Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing.
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I could not find any way that we could really run the kind of campaign I wanted to run if we were targeting delegates and still trying to talk to people, which is what keeps me going as a human being.
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I want to act for the rest of my life - and I also want to pursue directing. Watching Bill Condon direct 'Twilight' kind of made me think, 'OK yeah, I really want to do this now.' This idea that you can make an image in your head and be in full control of how it comes out - I thought that was really cool.
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The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.
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If you're cast on 'The Vampire Diaries,' the likelihood of you dying is very good.
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It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.
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Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.
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If you want my answer about Donald Trump, you can Google it. It's everywhere. They've got this new thing called Google.
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It is fast becoming an article of political faith that financing America's public schools by way of the local property tax is a shame and a civic scandal.
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
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Nothing is so hateful to the philistine as the 'dreams of his youth.' ... For what appeared to him in his dreams was the voice of the spirit, calling him once, as it does everyone. It is of this that youth always reminds him, eternally and ominously. That is why he is antagonistic toward youth.
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I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not to be one, and it was just a waste of time.
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I don't really base any of my characters on specific people that I know, although my characters are informed by the kind of people who live in my community.
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Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.
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I'm not a good poker player, but I've got one bluffing technique - as long as you're quick with the blinds, you're fine.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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I don't have any furniture of mine in my room.
