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My general sensibility is most certainly comedic. But when I signed with my manager, he said, 'I think you could do dramatic stuff as well.' So, rather than making the choice to do it, I sort of agreed and deferred. By no means does it feel close to home, but I was willing to explore it.

~Benjamin Koldyke

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There are many causes why a people politically ignorant cannot be roused to action. Perfect political ignorance must be accompanied by indifference to the general interests of society, and thus one of the most powerful motives which can act on the human mind is totally destroyed.

~Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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I think, when I meet a person, in general, it's not my habit to conclude anything about people. Not completely. Even people you know well constantly remain open.

~Bennett Miller

Topics: About Anything Conclude Constantly Even General Habit Know Meet Open People Person Remain Think Well You I Think

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Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.

~Bernard Law Montgomery

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The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar.

~Bernard Tschumi

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People who express themselves in paradoxes are in a strong position; and the more outrageous the paradox, in general the stronger the position.

~Bernard Williams

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I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it!

~Bernardo Bertolucci

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But I think the guys are very happy to accommodate the people and that's part of golf in general.

~Bernhard Langer

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But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public.

~Bernice Johnson Reagon

Topics: Being Doing General General Public Historian Interested Just Presenting Producer Public Research

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I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.

~Bernie Mac

Topics: Comedy Down General General Motors Hate Like Mean Motors People Say Something Sports Stuff Work Worked

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