Corey Stoll Quotes
It's a challenge to turn a book series into a television series; you need to keep people on their toes, but you also want to be true to the source material.
Quotes to Explore
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.
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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I would love to work with the great movie actors of our time.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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A lot of my travel is at least partly work, visiting schools and libraries, especially in France.
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All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
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I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.
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In terms of its endorphin-boosting potential, a good hair day is on par with a good workout.
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I have never found in a human being loyalty that is comparable to a dog's loyalty.
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It's a challenge to turn a book series into a television series; you need to keep people on their toes, but you also want to be true to the source material.
