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Small: I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on it
"I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime
"I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. Whats lost in the p
"From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they a
"And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: Politics has become entertainment
"Politics has become entertainment"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rocknroll, poli
"Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head
"I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: Thats sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places
"That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of
"I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct big brother assault on smoking"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit
"Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies
"There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of politic
"I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power
"I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi a
"Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi and I went to Hawaii. The phone was cut off and we lost touch. This gave me the chance to have a good think about my life"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it
"I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
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Small: The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as
Michael Polanyi
"The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: But even physics cannot be defined from an atomic topography
Michael Polanyi
"But even physics cannot be defined from an atomic topography"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistr
Michael Polanyi
"And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional prin
Michael Polanyi
"We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional principle, such as randomness, to this topography"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: So long as we use a certain language, all questions that we can ask will have to be formulated in it and will
Michael Polanyi
"So long as we use a certain language, all questions that we can ask will have to be formulated in it and will thereby confirm the theory of the universe which is implied in the vocabulary and structure of the language"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on s
Michael Polanyi
"Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists some distinguishe
Michael Polanyi
"Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them
Michael Polanyi
"The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own personal judgment, are in fact co-operating as members of a closely knit organization"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: I hold that the propositions embodied in natural science are not derived by any definite rule from the data of
Michael Polanyi
"I hold that the propositions embodied in natural science are not derived by any definite rule from the data of experience, and that they can neither be verified nor falsified by experience according to any definite rule"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values
"When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values
"President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: I give away something up to 500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations sup
"I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Bushs war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermin
"Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea tha
"The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and inc
"Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. Its really a
"Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing thei
"An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositene
Michael Polanyi
"Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositeness"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: No inanimate object is ever fully determined by the laws of physics and chemistry
Michael Polanyi
"No inanimate object is ever fully determined by the laws of physics and chemistry"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain
Michael Polanyi
"My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: But the system of prices ruling the market not only transmits information in the light of which economic agent
Michael Polanyi
"But the system of prices ruling the market not only transmits information in the light of which economic agents can mutually adjust their actions, it also provides them with an incentive to exercise economy in terms of money"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: When it comes to social consequences, theyve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult
"When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman
"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to
"To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside
"The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside"
George Soros, Businessman
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