Ben Fountain Quotes

'Late bloomer' is another way of saying 'slow learner.'

Ben Fountain

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What we do is service a story first, and then you figure out how to pay for it later. If the narrative isn't your primary focus, then the movie is going to become diluted, and you don't have a movie that is as good as it could be, so it probably won't make as much money.

Joe Russo

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I'm just a very normal person, living in north London, doing my best for my area and to put forward some serious debate on issues in the party.

Jeremy Corbyn

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I would quite like to create a fragrance for men though - something that I like.

Jennifer Aniston

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I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.

Merle Haggard

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The computer industry began with home-brew boxes that everyone had to program for themselves, but that was a huge hassle. The computer revolution didn't explode until the first Macintosh arrived, with its point-and-click simplicity.

Clive Thompson

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Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.

William Penn

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Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

Powell Clayton

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I'm a big fan of Kurt Cobain. I put a picture of him holding a gun on my Instagram for his birthday. He's definitely one of my favorite rock artists.

Prodigy

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Hollywood producers aren't going to say, 'Get me that swearing, grey-haired, headless chicken. We need him for our new 'High School Musical' movie!'

Peter Capaldi

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I'm working to be the best - the very best. There are a lot of people in this industry, and I'm trying to be the best. I'm working to affect history in a positive way.

Shameik Moore

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There's nothing like desperation to sharpen your sense of focus.

Thomas Newman

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I went to NYU for a year and a half, and I graduated from there and then years later went to Columbia for graduate school.

Nicole Holofcener

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