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The American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle,… — Michael Crichton
In the beginning, I would find a character I understood. That was my focus. Not now - but you basically get offered the exact same… — Channing Tatum
All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like them to say, Carol's basically a short Bill Bradley. Or,… — Carol Moseley Braun
I have a hard time defending the production of candy, given that it is basically crack for children and makes them dependent in unwholesome ways. — Steve Almond
Reagan's approach will achieve one of the basic goals of the conservative: Things remain basically the same. The rich stay rich and the poor stay… — Mike Royko
To me the female principle is, or at least historically has been, basically anarchic. It values order without constraint, rule by custom not by force.… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I had a prior deal in place to do a miniseries for HBO, so I'm not done with TV. But I basically want to stay… — David Chase
If men were basically evil, who would bother to improve the world instead of giving it up as a bad job at the outset? — Van Wyck Brooks
I do not care for socially recognizable success. I only value that success which I can feel within me, which satisfies me, and which basically… — Anwar Sadat
A journalist is basically a chronicler, not an interpreter of events. Where else in society do you have the license to eavesdrop on so many… — Bill Moyers
Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid. — Rob Mariano
My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now… — Michael Lee-Chin
I'm just basically a workaholic. — Rachelle Lefevre
Basically, nice guys can finish last. — Lee Meriwether
I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world. I was lost,… — Mark Mothersbaugh
Actually I've never had formal training, I was lucky enough to continue working most of my career and aside from sitting in on a couple… — Nancy McKeon
Adbusters' is my favourite reading material, so as soon as you go there, the synapses start firing in a different way. You start taking on… — Raine Maida
I have a really big family, and pretty much all my work is about my brothers and sisters. I'm the youngest of eight - my… — Ryan McGinley
Just having the camera, being able to pull back from situations and be an observer, it saved my life... I realised I could find these… — Ryan McGinley
You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said,… — Alessandro Nivola

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