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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can get my voicemail transcribed and sent to me as e-mail. I want to be able to have my address book and all my life come up on my TV and video chat. The whole telecommunications experience through a wire is still very relevant.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many years ago, Bill Gates said that one day we'd be able to click on the shoes of a character in a TV show and buy them online. Whether that happens or not, are you thinking about new ways to combine your assets in programming, customer knowledge, and technology?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very nice to be able to write something you don't have to get four other people to agree with before it can become authoritative.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very lucky that I've been able to carve out any niche at all in this business. It's so hard to get into.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and I'm grateful for being able to have that experience.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's such an egotistical thing to be able to just stand there and say, 'Action!' It's like being a little mini-god.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a registered independent. I don't really believe in political parties. Bottom line: Mitt Romney's tax policy helps me. But I can't stomach seeing somebody go hungry or somebody not being able to get an education because I want more. So, I'm supporting Barack Obama.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
My kind of composing is more like the work of a gardener. The gardener takes his seeds and scatters them, knowing what he is planting but not quite what will grow where and when - and he won't necessarily be able to reproduce it again afterwards either.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
The redefined M.D. is able to access the still, small voice that says I'm about to make a mistake - or I've just made one and I need to undo it before it's too late.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is evidence that people do want to watch shows back to back - that's why DVR use is so high. When you're able to DVR something, people will watch more than one episode.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020