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Terry Southern

"After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector."

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"After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector."

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"If you need an alarm clock, you need a new job."

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"The only genius that's worth anything is the genius for hard work."

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"Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do."

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"I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work."

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"So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work."

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"I've never been one who agonizes over my work."

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"The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well."

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"Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them."

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"Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain."

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"Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers, for your sense of duty and compassion to our precious future generation."

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