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The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: Assassination Attempt Enough Failed First First Thing Get Old Old Enough Politically Reagan Really The First Thing Thing Understood

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The first 'Star Wars' movie had come out in 1977 and had become this huge phenomenon with all the toys and everything - it just kind of swept America. But internationally, it was also a big deal.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: Also America Become Big Big Deal Come Deal Everything First Had Huge Internationally Just Just Kind Kind Movie Out Phenomenon Star Star Wars Swept Toys Wars

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The first day of 'The Town' was one of the most satisfying days of my career.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: Career Day Days First Most Satisfying Town

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I've consciously taken on material that's a bit too much for me but not an overreach. The first movie, just about performances. 'The Town,' I learned how to work broader material, develop tension, direct bigger scenes, action sequences. 'Argo,' I experimented with film stock, widened the scope of my geography.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: About Action Bigger Bit Broader Develop Direct Film First Geography How Just Learned Material Me Movie Much Performance Scenes Scope Stock Taken Tension Too Too Much Town Work

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Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.

~Ben Barnes

Topics: Because Does First First Time He Himself Lend Maybe Oliver Sequels Stone Them Time Well

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You want to put the fire out first and then worry about the fire code.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Code Fire First Out Put Then Want Worry You

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I first wanted to be a psychiatrist. I decided against that in medical school when I discovered that psychiatrists didn't, in reality, do what they did on TV.

~Ben Carson

Topics: Against Decided Did Discovered First Medical Medical School Psychiatrist Psychiatrists Reality School Tv Wanted

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It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons.

~Ben Casnocha

Topics: Between Calls Classes Conference Definitely First Got High High School Important Investors Learned Lessons Little Lot Make School Stressful Trying Two Years

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Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.

~Ben Casnocha

Topics: Age Business Contact Else First Funeral Giving Important Important People Introduce Life Luck Man Me My Life Other People Randomness Several Speech Talk Talking Thought Who Would

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When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you're judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you're from.

~Ben Chaplin

Topics: About Accent Break Discovered Drama Drama School England Enough First Get How Judged Know Left Lie Like Parts Posh Roles School Still Them Too Upper-Class Where Working-Class You

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