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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 Sorkin

I’m a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.
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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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We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.
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To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.
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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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I think it’s up to writers to write stuff that is compelling enough that people want to watch.
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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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You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we’re presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated – not nearly as black and white as we’re led to believe.
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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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This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.
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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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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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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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Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world.
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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That’s what I look for.
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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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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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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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