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Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.


J. Paul Getty

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J. J. ABRAMS I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.
J. J. ABRAMS I've had the same friends since I was in kindergarten.
J. J. ABRAMS I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.
J. J. ABRAMS When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid t...
J. J. ABRAMS People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be su...
J. J. ABRAMS The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.
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