Ben Nelson Quotes
We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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In all my movies, be it 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate,' I have tried to depict honesty and reality.
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The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.
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I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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As an artist, you can't expect a producer to just bring you a record. If you walk in and say, 'I want Kanye West's 'Power,' it just doesn't work that way.
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I love film sets, but I don't necessarily love being the center of attention.
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I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!
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I use Spam Arrest because of the amount of junk mail I get. Any legitimate person who wants to send me a message has to jump through hoops before they can be added to my opt-in list.
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We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.
