Gary Ross Quotes

In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence.

Gary Ross

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 3, 1956

Topics

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I'm saying 9/11 was to get us into Iraq and get us into Afghanistan.

Jesse Ventura

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We are not inferring design to account for a black box, but to account for an open box.

Michael Behe

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Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because: a.) my books don't make me laugh out loud; and b.) sometimes I have said this to a writer, when really what I meant was, 'Your book made me smile appreciatively.'

Mary Roach

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Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

Mo Farah

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Four Seasons' legendary brand epitomizes the highest standards for service in the hospitality industry worldwide.

Julia Hartz

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If I have 30 seconds to make everyone remember what I do, I better make the most of it.

Dolph Ziggler

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A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

Chester W. Nimitz

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My dad gave up his job; he stopped working - for me. Without that, I definitely wouldn't be as successful.

Chloe Kim

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I traveled to Cuba with the intention of speaking with boxers who had turned down enormous offers to leave. When explaining my project to people, again and again I was met with amusement and skepticism.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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Caste is about dividing people up in ways that preclude every form of solidarity, because even in the lowest castes, there are divisions and sub-castes, and everyone's co-opted into the business of this hierarchical, silo-ised society.

Arundhati Roy

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I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

Thomas Perry

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Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood.

Richard O'Brien

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