John D'Agata Quotes

I'm kind of fascinated by this idea that we can surround ourselves with information: we can just pile up data after data after data and arm ourselves with facts and yet still not be able to answer the questions that we have.

John D'Agata

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There's no doubt that Iran funds and supplies Hamas with weapons.

John Bolton

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I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing.

John Cleese

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You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

An Wang

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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

Ambrose Bierce

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Before movies, memory unspooled differently in the mind, trailing off in dust-blasted fade-out rather than spliced-together flashback; before photography, memory rippled like a reflection on water's surface, less precise but more profoundly true.

Steve Erickson

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School is such an encouraging and safe environment. It's filled with idealism and just really working on your craft. When you enter the business world - where art meets commerce - it can become quite depressing.

Troy Garity

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I went to college for communications, so I came out and said I wanted to work for the greatest communications company, and I ended up at HBO - and I couldn't have been happier. And now, as an actress, I wound up back at HBO - and they truly are the best.

Jazmyn Simon

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I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing.

Donald Norman

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Diabetes is a great example whereby, giving the patient the tools, you can manage yourself very well.

Clayton M. Christensen

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'The Good Guy' is a totally differently-looking New York than 'How To Make It' portrays. 'The Good Guy' is all about Wall Street and that culture, which 'How To Make It' touches on, but 'How To Make It' also is downtown, Lower East Side loft parties, cool clubs, Brooklyn and that world.

Bryan Greenberg

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Shows with good content are important, and not the genre.

Ashish Sharma

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New Mexico should be a tech jobs leader and a haven for innovation, a place where the best and the brightest come to bring their products to market.

Susana Martinez

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