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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.
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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what they're saying, it's quite hard to find cracks.
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If you say something that undermines the stability of the country, then you have to be held accountable.
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That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate.
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You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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Never dip lower than you can dip.
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Reality is what you can count on.
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Usually, if you read a script by somebody else and there's a dense page of stage directions, people just skip through it or speed read it.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended 'Highway' to be the first film that I ever made. Didn't happen.
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Most Israelis do want to keep Israel safe. The question is how do you do that.
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Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.
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With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.
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You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
