Charles Eames Quotes
It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.
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I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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I've written a lot of really good books. Now we'll see if I can write any more good books. I mean there's a chance I won't, but I'm going to try.
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Every woman looks good in a flamenco dress.
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A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.
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If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.
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I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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If everybody is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.
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Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.
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I was a very, very good congressman.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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Beauty is in the character of a person. It's about having an interesting face and about what's inside. Anyone can take a good picture.
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A composition is always more than the sum of its parts. In other words, a really good piece of music is more than itself. It's sort of like a prism, which you can see from each facet a single totality.
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.
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It's very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It's tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you're going to overcome these things.
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I don't think anyone's made a videogame yet that is me as the target audience.
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I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at some point would say, 'So... would you consider this a feminist movie?' People are worried that it's a taboo thing, so I took great relish in saying, 'Yes, I would. Write that, yes.'
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Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it's more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime.
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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.
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'Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart.
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It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.
