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As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with an ability to think outside of conventional film comedy.

~David Cross

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The enthusiasm for Tesla and other bubble-basket stocks is reminiscent of the March 2000 dot-com bubble. As was the case then, the bulls rejected conventional valuation methods for a handful of stocks that seemingly could only go up. While we don't know exactly when the bubble will pop, it eventually will.

~David Einhorn

Topics: Bubble Bulls Case Conventional Could Enthusiasm Eventually Exactly Go Handful Know March Methods Only Other Pop Rejected Seemingly Stocks Tesla Then Up While Will

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It took me a long time to be able to write for the 'New Yorker,' and for me, that has been the best job. I live a very conventional life, but reporting for the magazine has allowed me to do things I would never otherwise do, such as investigating a criminal conspiracy in Guatemala or trekking through the Amazon looking for a lost city.

~David Grann

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What seems strange is that Obama elicits such extreme dislike when, in fact, he is an exemplary family man, and his policy positions would have made him a conventional liberal Republican not that long ago.

~David Horsey

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U.S. adversaries exploit power gaps. It's easier for Russia to invade Ukraine with irregular forces out of uniform, the so-called 'little green men,' than to send a conventional army that would challenge NATO.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Adversaries Army Challenge Conventional Easier Exploit Forces Gaps Green Invade Irregular Little Men Nato Out Power Russia Send So-Called Than Ukraine Uniform Would

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Charlie's not your conventional mathematician... we sexed him up a little bit.

~David Krumholtz

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A conventional crime story is simple - it's just a corpse in the river or something, and a detective with an alcohol problem.

~David Lagercrantz

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Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins.

~David Limbaugh

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The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

~David Rockefeller

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I am truly bored with 99 per cent of conventional novels. I do think it's a somewhat desiccated form.

~David Shields

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