Special Quotes - Page 38

• Sometimes you feel you're making something really special and when it comes out you might still feel that way but for some reason it doesn't get the audience. So many things have to come together to get a creatively successful and financially successful film.

  Jeff Bridges

  Successful, Together, Might

  "Jeff Bridges talks to us about his gripping new movie and why he wants to play The Dude again". Interview with Jason Guerrasio, uk.businessinsider.com. August 8, 2016.

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• I think it's really special to be a part of something that people are still watching or thinking about or interested in, or remember fondly many years later. I don't think it's annoying at all.

  Julia Stiles

  Thinking, Years, People

  Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 29, 2016.

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• Those of us with a microphone who are blessed with the gift of being in the public eye have a special opportunity to give voice to all those groups whose activism is sometimes ignored or put on the back pages with the the dumbing down of television and the tabloidization of journalism. As Ralph Nader called it, "sound barks," not even sound bites.

  Bonnie Raitt

  Blessed, Eye, Opportunity

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• Listen, Bernie Sanders talks about how Washington is corrupt, both parties are in bed with the lobbyists and special interests. I think he's exactly right.

  Ted Cruz

  Party, Thinking, Bed

  Interview with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. July 18, 2016.

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• I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the path America is on, we have got to be fighting for policies not that benefit the giant corporations and the banks and the special interests and the lobbyists, which is what Washington focuses on every day, but instead every policy needs to focus on the working men and women, the truck drivers and the steelworkers, and the young people.

  Ted Cruz

  Fighting, Men, Thinking

  Interview with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. July 18, 2016.

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• I did get good enough to get on HBO's Young Comedians Special, but I certainly wasn't the person who got launched off of HBO's Young Comedians Special. That would be Ray Romano that year. I had some semi-intelligent jokes, but when people would see me, they would think, "Oh, that's a good writer." No one would ever have said, "Oh, that's a good performer."

  Judd Apatow

  Intelligent, Thinking, Hbo

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. March 1, 2011.

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• With respect to my own husband, I am probably still going to pick the flowers and the china for state dinners and stuff like that. But I will certainly turn to him as prior presidents have for special missions, for advice.

  Hillary Clinton

  Husband, Flower, Advice

  "Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Third Democratic Debate in New Hampshire". time.com. December 20, 2015.

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• I used to tour a little bit with Jim Carrey and help him out on his first Showtime special.

  Judd Apatow

  Littles, Firsts, Helping

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. March 1, 2011.

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• Hillary Clinton made $21.6 million giving speeches to Wall Street banks and other special interests and, in less than two years, secret speeches that she does not want to reveal under any circumstances to the public. I wonder why.

  Donald Trump

  Wall, Years, Two

  Source: www.npr.org

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• I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.

  Dakota Fanning

  Proud, Tribes, Feels

  "Dakota Fanning on Why It's Good to Be a "Weird Person"". Interview with Alexandra Schwartz, www.glamour.com. August 9, 2016.

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• Many times, I like to read the script before I even know who they want me to play, so I can read it and really enjoy it as an audience member. I think that's given me the ability to ferret out the really special scripts from all the rest.

  William H. Macy

  Thinking, Play, Scripts

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Meg Whitman wants to be close to power. She doesn't care if it's Hillary Clinton, she doesn't care if it's Barack Obama. All she knows is that if Trump is president, he's not gonna be crony with her. Trump is not gonna do any special favors for her.

  Rush Limbaugh

  President, Meg, Care

  "Meg Whitman’s Treason". "The Rush Limbaugh Show", www.rushlimbaugh.com. August 3, 2016.

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• I had been in Africa for six weeks on a safari with my family. I said, "You know, I made a lot of money. I am getting kind of burned out. I really want to do something special." So I went on this extended trip to Egypt, Kenya, Sardinia - I really did it, man. I was coming home, and while I was gone, they changed the speed limit from 65 to 55.

  Sammy Hagar

  Home, Men, Egypt

  Interview with Steven Hyden, www.avclub.com. April 5, 2011.

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• The way I think it all went down was MTV was doing a special on people and my publicist heard about it.It was a good thing though. People ask me about that all the time, all over the world. Sometimes I feel I'm more known for that then for rapping.

  Mic Geronimo

  Rap, Thinking, Mtv

  Source: halftimeonline.net

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• I got a little criticism for working with Puff [Daddy] and I got some criticism for doing the special but you have to weigh the good with the bad. I got more of a good response than bad when I did those two things.

  Mic Geronimo

  Two, Daddy, Criticism

  Source: halftimeonline.net

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• I was very inspired by working women, and also women who aren't working yet! I want them to have shoes that feel luxurious and special and well-crafted and thought about. But also, they should have shoes that won't break the bank. You don't have to spend three years saving up for beautiful shoes.

  Zendaya

  Beautiful, Should Have, Years

  Source: www.elle.com

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• If I want to do something powerful or special, then I contact people I think are smart, educated, inspiring and I'll say, "What are you doing? How can I help?"

  Zendaya

  Powerful, Smart, Thinking

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.

  Venus Williams

  Country, Play, Energy

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• It always helps to know that other parents with special-needs children are surviving, and surviving well.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Children, Parent, Needs

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• When you put a halo on concepts - gender roles, religion, nationality or pride - or you put a halo on any topic - anything that you hold dear like the relationship between a father and son or a mother and daughter, what it means to be married or what it means to be single or what it means to be a free spirit or what it means to be an artist - if you just put a halo on something and say it's untouchable - "that is special and that is perfect" - you immediately close your eyes to the truth of it, because the truth is that nothing is perfect.

  Dan Mangan

  Daughter, Mother, Father

  Source: www.songfacts.com

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• I think books are just a great ticket to get you outside of yourself. You can not be you for a second and live in the shoes of a character, which is a special thing.

  Dan Mangan

  Book, Character, Thinking

  Source: www.songfacts.com

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• I've found that my first drafts are not so special. But the more I work on them, the better they get. They are more unique and defensible.

  George Saunders

  Unique, Firsts, Found

  "George Saunders on Trump, Mystery, and Why He Rejects Social Media". Interview with Catherine Woodiwiss, sojo.net. August 30, 2016.

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• Bowing to well-meaning, special-interest groups is an immoral way to run a company, given all the people it would hurt. We simply cannot allow arbitrary rules to be forced on us by organizations that lack business expertise.

  T. J. Rodgers

  Running, Hurt, Organization

  "Cypress CEO Responds to Nun's Urging a 'Politically Correct' Board Make-up" by T. J. Rodgers, www.cypress.com. May 24, 2012.

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• The state that has a very, very special place in my heart. I love people of Arizona and together we are going to win the White House in November.

  Donald Trump

  Heart, Winning, White

  "Here’s exactly what Donald Trump said in his Phoenix immigration speech (transcript)". www.rawstory.com. September 01, 2016.

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• I've just landed having returned from a very important and special meeting with the President of Mexico, a man I like and respect very much. And a man who truly loves his country, Mexico.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Men, Important

  "Transcript of Donald Trump's Immigration Speech". www.nytimes.com. September 01, 2016.

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