Wallace Stegner Quotes
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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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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The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
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Nobody has said to men, 'It is OK if you want to be a full-time dad; find a woman who will support you.'
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.
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Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.
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We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.
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Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.
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Poetry is like pooping. If there is a poem inside of you, it has to come out. Sometimes it can be really difficult and take longer than you'd like (it may even be painful), but other times it can be really easy and happen much faster than you expected. But either way - it is important, and it feels so much better when it's done.
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The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
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My dad, for the first 15 years of my career, on every visit he made to a play or a film set, would find the oldest person on set and say, 'Do you think my son has a future?'
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Here is a land full of power and gloryBeauty that words cannot recallOh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedomHer glory shall rest on us all.
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Why do you still feel the need to punish yourself for something that was out of your control?
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Water is the true wealth in a dry land.
