Steven Spielberg Quotes

I turned down 'Harry Potter' and 'Spider-Man,' two movies that I knew would be phenomenally successful, because I had already made movies like that before and they offered no challenge to me. I don't need my ego to be reminded.

Steven Spielberg

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ChallengeMeEgoDownMoviesNeed

At 6:30, which was when the national news began, my father raised the volume and adjusted the antennas. Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention.

Jhumpa Lahiri

FatherMyselfNightBookAttention

Yeah, it's fun to be somebody you're not, to bring a character to life.

Michael Berryman

LifeCharacterFunYouBringYeah

Taking offense is, in fact, one of the few things that brings us together.

Anand Giridharadas

TogetherThingsOffenseUsFactFew

A wise man's question contains half the answer.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

ManWiseQuestionAnswerHalf

I see Santa Claus and Joseph Smith and Luke Skywalker as the same person.

Trey Parker

PersonSameSeeI SeeSantaJoseph

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

Tom Cotton

AmbitionHumanKindsHuman Beings

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

Rod Taylor

WisdomDayI AmMeFeetArtist

Fossils have richer stories to tell - about the lub-dub of dinosaur life - than we have been willing to listen to.

Robert T. Bakker

LifeListenDinosaurTellBeenThan

One of my rules is pay more, eat less. You do get what you pay for, and if you're willing to pay more for pastured eggs or grass-fed beef, you're getting something that's more delicious, and you'll feel better about eating it.

Michael Pollan

EatingBetterFeelYouRulesMore

At the end of my career, am I going to say I did well, but I didn't give it my all? I'd be very, very angry with myself if I didn't give 100 percent. If I gave my all and I got to whatever point in the world, I could look back and at least I say I did the best I could.

Jason Day

MyselfBestAngryWorldEndLook

The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility.

Jonathan Mayhew

GovernmentSafetyReasonGroundOnly

My friends would probably describe me as silly. And honest. And that I think about things a bit too much.

Jonathan Brandis

MeThinkFriendsSillyToo Much

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