Amy J. Berg Quotes

Especially when you talk about the power of documentary filmmaking, you can't really have a slant; financially, you can't have a slant on the end goals.

Amy J. Berg

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As a journalist, a big part of what you do is search for drama and conflict. And a lot of the backstory with 'Billions' is grounded in my journalistic background.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

ConflictSearchYouDramaBigPart

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me. It is here in Belitung Island, where the rivers, beaches and the terrain captivate my attention most.

Andrea Hirata

BeautyBeautifulMeSceneryIsland

Our motto at Blue Origin is 'Gradatim Ferociter': 'Step by Step, Ferociously.'

Jeff Bezos

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The ugly is very appealing to man. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly, yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.

Sonya Levien

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I never belonged anywhere. I just felt like a creature from another planet.

Siobhan Fahey

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There really is no Johnny Carson anymore. There is no one place a comedian can appear and explode.

Tom Leykis

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The child who has no need to feign empirical knowledge about life can wonder and fantasise with great ease. The world is his oyster, or any other thing he wants it to be.

Michael Leunig

LifeKnowledgeGreatChildWorld

With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or do a new song, you can just work it in. You can talk to the audience or not talk to the audience. There's nothing that's set.

Mitski

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The real pleasure in writing this, for me, was discovering how little you need.

Jonathan Franzen

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Some people can do things and get away with it. Comics are famously like that. Why is it that some guys can say the most horrible things and it's not offensive, it's funny?

Christopher Walken

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After I went to college, I realized that no matter how much I loved sports, I was ready to have fun, and that was right when I started to sing.

Cole Swindell

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Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong.

Nicole Polizzi

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