I’m terribly afraid of failure. When your identity is wrapped up in writing and you’ve written something that doesn’t work, it’s a tough pill to swallow.
AARON SORKINCertainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word ‘census’, and people fall asleep.
More Aaron Sorkin Quotes
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Never argue with a drunk or a fool.
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And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
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I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters.
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I want to convey that I’m crazy about the Kardashians – but I’m not sure which is which.
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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 favor of “fairness” is what’s troubling to me.
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Elite is not a bad word, it’s an aspirational one.
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The stuff that I write doesn’t work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.
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The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I’m writing movies and television.
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Josh: So, Toby, it’s election night. What do you say about a country that goes out of its way to protect even those citizens that try to destroy it? Toby: God bless America.
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The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.
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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.
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People who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.
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Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.
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Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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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 in a manner that is properly sophisticated.
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