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"You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change."
Change

"Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it."
People

"When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy."
Acting

"Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all."
Experts

"For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very narrow concept of what God can be, and it was damn close to an old man with a beard."
God

"If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."
Time

"It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that."
People

"But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with."
Acting

"If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'"
Life

"Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited."
Comedy
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"But an inferior talent can only be graceful when it's carrying inferior ideas. And the more narrowly you can look at a thing the more entertaining you can be about it."
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"The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear."
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"Never despise the talents you have. It is by them that you will do something that has not yet come into existence until you were born."
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"The key to your success in this world is to discover the field of your gifts."
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"The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset."
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"If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt."
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"An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself."
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"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."
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"Everyone is beautiful and talented in their own special way. Some people can sing, dance, play instruments, teach, and more. You may not be in the hall of fame, but you possess the ability to inspire others. Recognize your talents and continue to be creative. Share your beautiful gifts with the world."
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"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."
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