The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.
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We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder censorship, we call it concern for commercial viability.David Mamet
Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.
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People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.
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We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a Protective Monastery of Aesthetic Truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.
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It's only words... unless they're true.
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Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.
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