David Dobkin Quotes

Comedy, when it works, is light on its feet and has the illusion of complete spontaneity: as if there is no film, no camera. You are standing there experiencing it all in real time. This illusion, I believe, is why so many people think comedy is easy.

David Dobkin

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Reminding myself that listening is just as important a creative act as thinking is key for me.

Maya Hawke

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The peacock has become one of my regular sources of inspiration from nature.

Matthew Williamson

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I also wanted people to know that football actually started in China almost 3000 years ago.

John Woo

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When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended.

Sonita Alizadeh

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I love pens, especially when writing on good-quality paper. But I don't have a favorite - I try all kinds in all colors. Like most folks, I misplace them a lot, so I don't use anything too fancy.

Shira Goodman

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I am really a loner after all; I am really not a social person. Because of my job, people think I am out every night, but I really hate all that. I am somebody who likes to be alone and see some close friends. I am a shy and introspective person.

Tom Ford

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My work is distinct and definitive and specific, and hopefully it is so that every single character is different, and they are - but there's probably an underlying element that's me.

Michael Keaton

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Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.

Milton Berle

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Business has to change the way it does business, or we will make no significant changes in the way we relate to the earth.

Dennis Weaver

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When future archaeologists dig up the remains of California, they're going to find all of those gyms their scary-looking gym equipment, and they're going to assume that we were a culture obsessed with torture.

Douglas Coupland

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Innocent pleasures are got by virtue and well-earned wealth.

Dayananda Saraswati

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It probably would be wiser, from a time-management standpoint, if I hired a crew to take care of the farm so I could get a little more rest. But the thing is, when I start my morning out there, I'm more productive for the rest of the day.

Chip Gaines

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