- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone Quotes
On the someones who shape a moment.
This page includes praise for a steady presence who doesn't panic under pressure, and a note on a fictional character built to feel relatable even in impossible circumstances. For similar reflections, see Know.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Data
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone really wanted to end Medicare, they wouldn't propose a reform: they would do nothing.
- Speak
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- Nov 07, 2020
But my manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many times, I thought the sat-phone was just a hindrance because it can become a crutch. You can call someone in Australia or Europe and talk about what you're going through, but it doesn't actually help. Sat-phones and GPS can't show you where the grass or the wells are.
- Driving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find there is something very intimate about being the voice in someone's ear when they're driving.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't want to be in a relationship with someone who's scared of you.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
For someone who loves literature, and all books on principle, being asked to name three titles over a half century of serious reading is akin to asking one to recall their three favorite sunsets.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Intensity' is a good word. It's like ambition, if it's not ambition at expense of someone else.
- Story
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write a story as if it were a letter to someone and essentially, that's what you do.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you look at someone like Kim Coates, you realize that he's been in everything.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020