Richard Linklater Quotes

I guess I don't have a grandiose view of the world in general, and I never believe it when someone else has a grandiose moment.

Richard Linklater

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MomentWorldBelieveViewSomeone

Barack himself is very much a regular guy, not a silver spoon, incredibly smart, but, you know, he's a scholarship kid, made good use of the resources that were available to him, worked incredibly hard.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

GoodSmartYouKnowSilverKid

There's a saying among prospectors: 'Go out looking for one thing, and that's all you'll ever find.'

Robert J. Flaherty

LookingSayingYouFindGoOut

The entrepreneur rarely thinks in terms of what he or she wants, but dreams about results - always results and nothing but results - that can solve someone else's problem or contribute to making someone else's life better.

Michael Gerber

LifeDreamsBetterSomeoneProblem

The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.

John T. Flynn

WarWinWin Or LoseLoseDefeat

M.I.T. has a reputation for turning out Dilberts. They may be brilliant in what they do, but no one can understand what they say.

Steven Pinker

ReputationSayUnderstandBrilliant

Chekhov understood that people are mysterious and can't be reduced to what we nowadays call 'motivation.'

Tom Stoppard

PeopleMotivationMysteriousCall

I love pressure situations. I won't run for cover, and I'll try to take as much of the heat as possible. Because I feel I can stand it better than most people.

Roger Ailes

LovePeopleStandPressureBetter

The imprisoning of a writer is the same as the burning of a book.

Joseph Brodsky

BookSameWriterBurning

I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits and go upstairs. By the time I've consumed my Diet Coke and had a quick run through the morning email and Twitter feed, I will probably be compos mentis enough to work.

Diana Gabaldon

WorkDogMorningTimeDietEnough

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

Dick Schaap

LifeLearningBusinessEarlyVery

It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history.

Colm Meaney

WorkHistoryPastInterestingDone

When I first used to tour, guys would come up and say, 'Where's the fight club in my area?' and I would say, 'There isn't one.' And they'd say, 'No, no, you can tell me, you can tell me.'

Chuck Palahniuk

FightMeYouSayFirstClub

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