Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
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Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
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Being a 911 operator means balancing seemingly contradictory skills. On one hand, operators have to be fanatically precise and well-organized. On the other, they must be able to establish rapport with panicky callers.
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I tend to have a lot of jokes about ex-girlfriends. They always ask me if they will be the subject of a joke, and I always tell them they won't. Unless they do something crazy. They all tend to, so you know where that goes. There are no closed doors. The 'art' will suffer.
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Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to reality, but not reality itself.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
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Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.
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Secrecy is one of the shadier sides of private and public life.
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I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see.
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In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
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I didn't come from the elites. I didn't come from the Northeast or from San Francisco. I came from a southern Ohio steel town, and it's a town that's really struggling in a lot of ways, ways that are indicative of the broader struggles of America's working class.
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I love when I'm writing and I'm cringing because I know I'm doing something right.
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The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.
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There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.
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I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.
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I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.
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When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.
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It's amazing how many companies aren't really in tune to the needs of different travelers. There's just so many embarrassing situations that you go through when you travel. You have to have a sense of humor about it and take it in stride. My whole approach is to embrace spontaneity.
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We have witnessed the most extraordinary devastation. The magnitude of the situation is unbelievable. It's just heartbreaking.
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When a dog is really comfortable, they give off a certain scent and you can smell it on their paws.
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Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.
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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
