Alan Zweibel Quotes

I write. This is what I do. My job is to sit down with my vocabulary, select words, and decide what order they should be placed in an attempt to keep someone's attention and perhaps provide them with a laugh or two along the way.

Alan Zweibel

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I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know.

Andrea Arnold

FamilyYouKnowSayWriteUp

If European monetary policy is run according to German interests, huge structural imbalances will accumulate. The Germans will then either have to pay to correct those imbalances or agree that the euro should not be run primarily according to German interests. If they are unwilling to do either of those things, the euro can't survive.

John Lanchester

SurviveRunWillPolicyPayAgree

During all my undergrad years and in high school, I was involved in tutoring and public service. At Harvard, I spent over 35 hours a week doing service. I was a Big Sister, I worked for the homeless, the elderly; it was the epicenter of my focus.

Angela Duckworth

ServiceFocusSchoolSisterHomeless

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Latin America moved decisively away from military rule and toward civilian democracy.

Stephen Kinzer

DemocracyAmericaEarlyLateRule

This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear.

Steve Bartlett

FearPeopleResultInformationBad

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

DoingKnowJazzChangesNames

Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.

Travis Bradberry

IntelligenceYourselfBehaviorOthers

Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.'

Robert Wilson

MoneyMeTheatreSpeakTexasKnow

I learned how to play the drums. When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I had a couple of drum lessons and then some in Toronto. I got the one beat down and that was it.

Mary-Kate Olsen

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I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays.

Mike Leigh

OutFilmEveryEverPlaysFilms

Egyptians are always and will always be supportive of their Palestinian brothers, all Palestinians.

Mohammed Morsi

WillAlwaysBrothersSupportive

I didn't want my parents to know about 4chan at first because of the adult content. By the time I was 18 and could talk about it, the site had become notorious for its exploits and the adult content on there.

Christopher Poole

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