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The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.

Aaron Sorkin

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.
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Afraid Failure Identity Tough Writing
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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I’ve never met anyone who has said, “My goal is to make America mediocre.” That’s a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.
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America Conservation Conservative Goal Hard Kind Right
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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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.
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It’s important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. ‘The West Wing’ isn’t meant to be good for you.
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Entertainment Foremost Important West Wing
The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
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If I get an idea for a series that I really like, I’m sure I won’t be able to resist coming back and doing it.
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The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one – America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
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This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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Toby Zeigler: There’s literally no one in the world I don’t hate right now.
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Hate Literally No One Right Toby World
Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I’m writing episode seven now and couldn’t tell you what happens in episode eight.
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That’s a very real feeling – that I don’t have a story to tell. I’m not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.
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There are no Asian movie stars
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Change Expect Less More Seem Should Thinking
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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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 area for storytelling.
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