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"There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up."
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"Powerful words that penetrate the psyche are not forgotten while silence is."
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"Every woman's heart cannot be opened with words, sometimes you need to use your hands."
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"Everybody talks, but there is no conversation."
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"Take care of your words and the words will take care of you."
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"We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence and start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors."
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"Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves."
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"The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them - the sense that we have a monopoly on the truth; that those other people who believe in all these stupid doctrines are morons; that if you're sensible, you'll listen to us; and if not, to hell with you. This is nonconstructive. It does not get our message across. It condemns us to permanent minority status."
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"To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness."
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"The longer a person's twitter @username is, the harder it is to argue with them - on twitter."
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"If one is talking about a vile thing it is better to talk of it in coarse language, one is less likely to be seduced into excusing it."
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"One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print."
Books
"But this is life on earth, you can't have everything."
Life
"There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up."
Communication
"Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all."
Life
"The easiest thing to do on earth is not write."
Earth
"We are men of action, lies do not become us."
Man
"As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential."
Stars
"Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled."
Time
"You can never trust what you read."
Trust
"Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life."
Life
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