- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
Say Quotes
Words worth saying, straight from the people who said them.
This collection gathers quotes centered on the simple act of saying something out loud, whether that's claiming a professional identity, admitting an uncertain feeling about a place, or accepting an opportunity without hesitation. For lines built around plain agreement and everyday phrasing, see the Like collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
So much of writing is about what characters don't say, and in the early drafts, sometimes things get overwritten.
- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you wanted John Gielgud to cry, he could say, 'Which eye?'
- Impact
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started my career at General Electric in a small office under a guy named Greg Liemandt, and his direct boss was Jack Welch. I would say those two have had the most profound impact on my career.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going to say that every record I've put out was the greatest record in history, but I'd stand by even the bad ones. Don't make excuses, make hits.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them, or other people who have sung them.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.
- Jealousy
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- Nov 07, 2020
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.
- Kids
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'
- Nov 07, 2020