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Aaron Sorkin Quotes

She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news Picture Quote #1

Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism Picture Quote #1

There are some screw ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw ups, but they're coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb Picture Quote #1

It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change Picture Quote #1

Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good Picture Quote #1

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky Picture Quote #1

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If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind Picture Quote #1

A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you’re not in the room Picture Quote #1

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them Picture Quote #1

Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building... is our talent Picture Quote #1

You’re going to fall down, but the world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up Picture Quote #1

Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt Picture Quote #1

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We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns Picture Quote #1

A hero would die for his country, but he’d much rather live for it Picture Quote #1

Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character Picture Quote #1

I’m not interested in the difference between good and bad, I’m interested in the differences between good and great Picture Quote #1

Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world Picture Quote #1

There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don’t like something that I’ve written because I usually agree with them Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me Picture Quote #1

Honestly, I don’t try to guess at what most people want. I don’t think I’d guess right, and I just think that that’s not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like Picture Quote #1

The stuff that I write doesn’t work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play Picture Quote #1

If you can socialize from the privacy of your desk at night in a dark room, you can be a smoother, cooler, funnier, sexy, more everything person than you actually are in real life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences Picture Quote #1

The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I’m writing movies and television Picture Quote #1

You can’t really compare any TV show to a show written by Aaron Sorkin Picture Quote #1

Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder Picture Quote #1

The real problem with all drugs is that they work. Fantastically. They’re great, right up until the moment they kill you Picture Quote #1

It wouldn’t kill you to watch a film or pick up a newspaper once in a while Picture Quote #1

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She’s a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) There are some screw ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw ups, but they're coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you’re not in the room (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Toby: All right. It couldn’t have gone far, right? Sam: No. Toby: Somewhere in this building... is our talent (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) You’re going to fall down, but the world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) A hero would die for his country, but he’d much rather live for it (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) I’m not interested in the difference between good and bad, I’m interested in the differences between good and great (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Decisions are made by those who show up. Don’t ever forget that you’re a citizen of this world (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) There are television critics, movie critics, and theater critics too who I like and who I follow and I get genuinely bummed when they don’t like something that I’ve written because I usually agree with them (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) 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 (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that’s not going to be me (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Honestly, I don’t try to guess at what most people want. I don’t think I’d guess right, and I just think that that’s not a good recipe for storytelling. I try to write what I like, what I think my friends would like (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) The stuff that I write doesn’t work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) If you can socialize from the privacy of your desk at night in a dark room, you can be a smoother, cooler, funnier, sexy, more everything person than you actually are in real life (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) 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 (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) I don’t think I write differently when I’m writing a screenplay, as opposed to a stage play or a teleplay. Maybe if I were in a film class and there was time to think about it, we could point out differences (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) The thing I know how to do most is write a play. I came up loving plays and learning about plays and writing plays. I actually feel like an outsider when I’m writing movies and television (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) You can’t really compare any TV show to a show written by Aaron Sorkin (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) The real problem with all drugs is that they work. Fantastically. They’re great, right up until the moment they kill you (Aaron Sorkin Quotes) It wouldn’t kill you to watch a film or pick up a newspaper once in a while (Aaron Sorkin Quotes)

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