Edward Norton Quotes
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I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too badly.
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People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee, I sound shallow. But I don't react to current events or other stimuli. I don't read or watch TV to get ideas. My work is basically sitting down at the drawing table and getting silly.
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The amount of death terror experienced is closely related to the amount of life unlived.
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Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.
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Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody.
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People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.
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There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.
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I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding of drama and a good ear for dialogue and also the rhythm of speech. Similarly, my 16 years in radio drama has influenced me. You only have 45 minutes, or 7,000 words, to tell a story, so every scene has to have a point.
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One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales.
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The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?
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Not enough people in this world are happy.
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I think the New Bohemians' inability to say no was a big part of our problem.
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It is time to realize that neither socialism, nor friendship, nor good-neighborliness, nor respect can be produced by bayonets, tanks or blood.
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Meum institutum non est verborum significationem sed rerum naturam explicare
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She did not send for him until she was afraid; she was not afraid until he undid her work; he did not undo her work until he was past loving her.
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I was thinking in the cab on the way here that when I did press for the original production it felt like this was what I’ve always dreamt of - to be talking about myself, and about a play that I’ve written, and to be photographed. It was what I wanted. Now it’s just part of the job.
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Everyone, at any age, has talents that aren't fully developed-even those who reach the top of their profession.
Garry Kasparov
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After 9/11, I had just become an American citizen, and I remember sitting in front of my TV set watching the news of the attacks, in tears. I remember thinking to myself, 'Nothing is ever going to be the same in this country for people who look like me.'
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Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.
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Attempted murder should carry the same penalty as first-degree murder. Otherwise, you're simply rewarding incompetence.
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Neither a garden nor a gardener can be made in one year, nor in one generation even.
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It's dismaying to see the unilateralism that the government is doing.
