- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hard Quotes
When effort is the whole story.
These hard quotes describe the discomfort of watching early work once it's finished, the difficulty of picturing a role before seeing any visuals, and the plain admission that finishing and releasing a project is genuinely hard. For lighter takes on tough topics, see our Riddles.
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- Quiet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.
- Natural
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is hard to explain the huge variety of diatoms - a microorganism that has 100,000 species - in terms of natural selection.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apple and Samsung are selling in such high volumes, and they're vertically integrated more and more, that it's very, very hard for anyone to compete against Apple and Samsung in the high-volume part of the smartphone or tablet market.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most previous immigrants came to the United States to become Americans, with no intention of returning home. They relinquished their ties with their homeland. English was their key to prosperity, and they worked hard to master it.
- Parenting
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really hard to figure out what they need to know. And that's parenting, in general. It's hard to figure out what would benefit your kids and what would just make them needlessly frightened.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm afraid of something, I'm going at it twice as hard. I don't believe any fear can be conquered by avoiding it.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020