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There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: About Great Kings Old Palaces Really Stories Storytelling Telling Thousands Thousands Of Years Tradition Wanted Years

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I think I would have done very well as a writer in the Forties. I think the last time America was a great country was then or not long after. It was before Vietnam, before Watergate.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: After America Before Country Done Forties Great Great Country Last Last Time Long Then Think Time Very Vietnam Watergate Well Would Writer I Think

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Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Asked Attention Drama Gotten Great Heavy However Issues Long Our Responsibility Said Say Tremendous Would You Your

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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.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Area Communication Communication Skills Day Every Every Day Extraordinary Great Just Large Me People Skills Storytelling Terrific Who

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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Borrow Good Great Other Outright Steal Them Writers

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I don't have a great instrument. I don't have the kind of ungodly control over my voice and body that great actors have. And I've worked with enough great actors to know that I'm not one.

~Aaron Sorkin

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I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works. Judd Apatow is fantastic at it. But as an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Able Audience Audience Member Been Create Directors Fantastic Great Like Lot Member People Respect Scene Something Sound Which Who Works Writers Written

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I've always thought that there is a great female James Bond movie to be done. I'm not literally calling her Jane Bond, I mean, but a female secret agent.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: Agent Always Bond Calling Done Female Great Her James James Bond Jane Literally Mean Movie Secret Secret Agent Thought

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Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Around Being Bright Down Expect Great Great Things Having Helps Lights Seriously Sit Some Technology Them Things World You

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Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide variety of subjects. Writing so much text is difficult, but doing all the background research seems impossible.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: About Anywhere Background Deal Decent Difficult Doing Encyclopedia Great Great Deal Hard Impossible Incredibly Information Job Know Much Near Research Seems Subjects Text Variety Wide Wide Variety Writing You

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