"Interviewing is a lot like talking, but you have to guide the conversation. You have to know what you want and go about getting it."

-- Anthony DeCurtis

#Talking Quotes #Want Quotes #Guides Quotes

“I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.”
“Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.”
“Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings. Following complex story lines stretches our brains beyond the 140 characters of sound-bite thinking, and staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.”

Source : "And the Winner Isn’t..." by Ann Patchett, www.nytimes.com. April 17, 2012.
“Vasectomy means never having to say you're sorry.”

Source : Larry Adler, Philip Judge (1994). “Me and My Big Mouth”, Blake Pub
“The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women”
“The crazy thing is, I sent out 200 letters and I got one job interview, and I actually got that job, which was working as a development assistant at Joel Silver's company. I always say that to people when they ask "What do I do?" and I'm like, "Look, I didn't get ten responses, and I didn't get five interviews, but I got one interview, and I got the job," and that was all I needed.”
“When you're making a television show, it's about the story and arc of the show rather than any particular episode or director.”
“Now what has happened in our country during the time we have been plunging toward socialism? Are we actually at that point where the Constitution may be hanging by a single thread and we need to step in to save it?”

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