- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
How Quotes
The questions behind every choice.
This set of how quotes covers a range of specific curiosities, from wondering how an R rating limits a film's audience to asking how a franchise could work without its signature character. Several reflect on the practical 'how' behind creative decisions rather than abstract philosophy. Related reflections continue in our About quotes.
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- Farms
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- Nov 07, 2020
Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.
- Short
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill. When I was 45, I decided I was going to try to learn how to write short stories.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common?
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
That we have altered the dog genetically is well understood; it is hardly known how they changed us.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living.
- Nov 07, 2020
What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders, serves as something of a cautionary tale in terms of how heavy owner involvement can sink a franchise.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020