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The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not che

The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, theyre no different from movies theyre scripted. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia. – Michael Mandelbaum

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After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate. – Michael Mandelbaum

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The movies I made early on may not have been great, but they were all commercially successful. – Christina Ricci

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Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and thats not fair. How can you tell whats best and whats worst from these awards? Were talking about art. – Javier Bardem

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The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as an actor is, you learn the pros and cons of being tempted to do a really big movie because it costs a lot of money. – Ben Affleck

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I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious. – Will Smith

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