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Small: When it sort of finally sets in that youre not going to be doing that anymore... its disappointing
"When it sort of finally sets in that you're not going to be doing that anymore... it's disappointing"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Well, no, I didnt because I didnt even know the nominations were coming out. I gotta say, it wasnt even on my
"Well, no, I didn't because I didn't even know the nominations were coming out. I gotta say, it wasn't even on my radar. I hadn't... I hadn't even thought about it"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: No, Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that
"No, Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that it was a show that received a lot of critical acclaim, and yet we didn't ever achieve the ratings that we wanted"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Theres a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways,
"There's a lot of lying and these are people who are incredibly flawed, and not in very sort of empathetic ways, either. Some of the things they do are pretty awful and some of the things they do to each other are pretty awful"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: It doesnt look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, youre gonna take a hit from a..
"It doesn't look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, you're gonna take a hit from a... from sort of a public relations standpoint"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me
"Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: And then weve got Blades of Glory, and weve got Brothers Solomon, and Ive got a script in development with thi
"And then we've got Blades of Glory, and we've got Brothers Solomon, and I've got a script in development with this guy Chuck Martin who used to write on Arrested, and, you know, we have a few things in various stages of development"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Its the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can re
Keanu Reeves
"It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: I just felt that if I went into Speed 2, I just... wouldnt have come up out of the water
Keanu Reeves
"I just felt that if I went into Speed 2, I just... wouldn't have come up out of the water"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages
"This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past
"The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears a
"I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears and its desire to present itself to the world as a Scotch banker"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Well, yeah. At a certain point, youve got to be really honest with yourself. Like, Why am I doing this? What a
"Well, yeah. At a certain point, you've got to be really honest with yourself. Like, 'Why am I doing this? What are my motivations?' Like, if you get into it because you want to be famous? Then you've got a long row to hoe. But if you really feel like it's a labour of love and it's something you're actually legitimately good at, then it's not that hard to keep plugging away"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on
"This pilot, by far, was the best I ever read - and I hope that insults every other pilot I worked on"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: And I think that at a certain point, after all the time and all the conjecture and everything that had kind of
"And I think that at a certain point, after all the time and all the conjecture and everything that had kind of gone on surrounding this show, I think that Mitch just felt like it was time to let it go. It was best for the show"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and fr
"The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt
"Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures
"Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of
"I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of the first season, and they made it a full order"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Because I think a lot of people felt like, ultimately - and this isnt the first time Ive said this, so Ill bor
"Because I think a lot of people felt like, ultimately - and this isn't the first time I've said this, so I'll bore you again with it - but ultimately it was... I think it felt like homework a bit for people"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: And we... right from moment one, we were always kinda up against the wall a little bit when it came to the fut
"And we... right from moment one, we were always kinda up against the wall a little bit when it came to the future of the show. There were always rumors"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the write
"The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading.
"The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is some
"May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual
"If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work.
"Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision
"Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: I do not get ideas ideas get me
"I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because
"Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog fewer when pursued by a mad woman only the wisest survive when at
"Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same rea
"Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend
"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: No people in the world can make you feel so small as the English
"No people in the world can make you feel so small as the English"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera
"A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: The love of truth lies at the root of much humor
"The love of truth lies at the root of much humor"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has be
"Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of t
"I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is l
"Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government"
Mackenzie King, Statesman
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Small: Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patient
Chris Hadfield
"Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
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Small: So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mi
Chris Hadfield
"So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it"
Chris Hadfield, Astronaut
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