Patricia Riggen Quotes

The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard.

Patricia Riggen

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Fortunately for me, I'm married to an amazing woman - Nancy Lasseter - who is wise enough not to let me buy every car I want. If I was single, I would be living in a very small apartment and renting a warehouse full of cool cars.

John Lasseter

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I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers.

Michael Douglas

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Commercials led to TV, and TV led to movies here and there.

John Ross Bowie

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In Montana, no one, including out-of-state corporate executives, has been excluded from spending money - or 'speaking' - in our elections. Any individual can contribute. All we require is that they use their own money, not corporate money that belongs to shareholders, and that they disclose who they are.

Steve Bullock

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Why shouldn't I do what I want to do... I'm an American citizen.

Steve Prefontaine

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I don't choose something unless I think I have a personal understanding and something I can offer. It's not always thematic. I wanted to do 'The Grinch' because I wanted to direct Jim Carrey creating that kind of comic fantasy character live. I just thought that would be a mind-blowing experience, and it creatively was.

Ron Howard

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Film is like a casserole. Everybody is thrown into a pot, and we're all in it together.

Jon Ronson

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The contracts for 'Idol' are definitely very intimidating at first. There's lots of fine, fine details that you have to read through.

Diana DeGarmo

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What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.

DeForest Soaries

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He wanted me to learn to stand on my own feet, and to make it impossible for me to thank him.

Bob Crosby

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It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something.

Anthony Trollope

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The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

Plato

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