Aaron Sorkin Quotes

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• You can only write, 'Somebody wants something, something else is in their way of getting it.'
• Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.
• Make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly, well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You're barely…
• We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns.
• A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.
• Decisions are made by those who show up.
• A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story…
• But HBO is less interested in how many people are watching than in how much the people who are watching are liking the show. They…
• Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's…
• It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change.
• Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
• Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are…
• I don't believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in…
• I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.
• Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.
• Roxy Sorkin, your father just won the Academy Award. I'm going to have to insist on some respect from your guinea pig.
• Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age
• Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.
• It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great…
• Tell me what you think and then tell me what the really smart person in the room who disagrees with you thinks.

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