Keith Gessen Quotes

I think that the basement where Orwell washed dishes in Paris was his first lesson in anti-humbug - and part of the lesson is that you have to keep renewing it. And Orwell did that.

Keith Gessen

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Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story.

John C. Reilly

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For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career.

John Lothrop Motley

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I'm more comfortable with myself and saying whatever I want and not really caring about anyone else.

Stefflon Don

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The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

Rose McIver

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I stay up too late pretty much every night working on music.

Mike Posner

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The three most dreaded words in the English language are 'negative cash flow'.

David Tang

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The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him.

Donald Stewart Cherry

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No idea for a new growth business ever comes fully shaped. When it emerges, it's half-baked, and it then goes through a process of becoming fully shaped.

Clayton M. Christensen

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I love mythology and folklore, and I respect the time, money, and opportunity that a film gives to an audience. It's a chance to empathize, reflect, and learn, so I really want to understand before I sign onto a project: 'What's the potential of this thing? What are we seeing and learning? What are we empathizing to?'

Brie Larson

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My dad had a candy-apple red sparkle drag boat with a giant hemi engine in it that he raced professionally. The sound of that engine was the most incredible sound ever.

Brian Reitzell

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Getting three gold medals is something I'll really cherish.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

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In keeping with original Mormon teachings, much of the property in Hildale and Colorado City is held in trust for the church. Striving to be as self-sufficient as possible, the community grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and everyone, including children, is expected to help bring in the yield.

Scott Anderson

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