Floyd Abrams Quotes
I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about issues like this doesn't have to be a lawyer and can read it and understand it.
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First, I would find an object which I would think is suitable for my characters and stories, then write about it, and in the end, I ended up with a house full of thousands of objects.
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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.
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There are no rebels in the cinema business.
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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One is that we stand - my two confreres and I - in some degree as representatives of a great number of fellow workers over the entire world, who are enthusiastically active in this field of ours.
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I really enjoy English and poetry and writing classes.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'
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The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally.
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I have some of the old videos of my performances on it.
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Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.
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U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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I condemn any form of terrorism and especially the terrorism that would affect my country and me.
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People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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Help is dangerous because it exists outside the human economy: the only payment for help is gratitude.
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You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you're going to put the time in and work really hard to get to the point where you're ready.
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I'm not just interested in the pictorial aspects of the landscape - see a pretty place and try to paint it - but in some way to manage it, manipulate it, or see what I can turn it into.
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I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much.
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Anytime you spend 15 or 16 hours a day with someone, five days a week for six months, that's more time than some people spend with their own families, so it does affect the dynamic between the actors.
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I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about issues like this doesn't have to be a lawyer and can read it and understand it.