The Art of Narrating News
Aaron Altman:
The pointers were great, I'll study the tape.
Tom Grunick:
Just remember that you're not just reading the news, you're narrating it. Everybody has to sell a little. You're selling them this idea of you, you know, you're sort of saying, trust me I'm, um, credible. So when you feel yourself just reading, stop! Start selling a little.
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Complex Feelings in Professional Relationships
Jane Craig:
So you like me, huh?
Tom Grunick:
I like you as much as I can like anyone who thinks I'm an asshole.
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Connection and Understanding in Communication
Tom Grunick:
You're an amazing woman - what a feeling having you inside my head!
Jane Craig: [smiling]
Yeah - it was - an unusual place to be.
Tom Grunick:
It's like - indescribable - you knew just when to feed me the next line, you knew the m... second before I needed it. There was like, a rhythm we got into - it was like - great sex!
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Tension Between Colleagues in the Workplace
Paul Moore: [after firing one of his workers]
Now, if there's anything I can do for you...
Employee:
Well, I certainly hope you'll die soon.
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The Burden of Perceived Superiority
Paul Moore:
It must be nice to always believe you know better, to always think you're the smartest person in the room.
Jane Craig:
No. It's awful.
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Conflicting Emotions in Relationships
Aaron Altman:
And in the middle of all this, I started to think about the one thing that makes me feel really good and makes immediate sense... and it's you.
Jane Craig:
Oh, Bubba.
Aaron Altman:
I'm going to stop right now. Except that I would give anything if you were two people, so that I could call up the one who's my friend and tell her about the one that I like so much!
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Misunderstandings and Attraction in the Workplace
Blair Litton:
Oh, you think anyone who's proud of the work we do is an ass-kisser.
Aaron Altman:
No, I think anyone who puckers up their lips and presses it against their boss buttocks and then smooches is an ass-kisser.
Blair Litton:
My gosh... and for a while there I was attracted to you.
Aaron Altman:
Well, wait a minute, that changes everything!
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Balancing Dreams and Reality in Life
Tom Grunick:
What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams?
Aaron Altman:
Keep it to yourself.
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The Deceptive Nature of Attraction
Aaron Altman:
I know you care about him. I've never seen you like this about anyone, so please don't take it wrong when I tell you that I believe that Tom, while a very nice guy, is the Devil.
Jane Craig:
This isn't friendship.
Aaron Altman:
What do you think the Devil is going to look like if he's around? Nobody is going to be taken in if he has a long, red, pointy tail. No. I'm semi-serious here. He will look attractive and he will be nice and helpful and he will get a job where he influences a great God-fearing nation and he will never do an evil thing... he will just bit by little bit lower standards where they are important. Just coax along flash over substance... Just a tiny bit. And he will talk about all of us really being salesmen. And he'll get all the great women.
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A Role Model in Social Context
Blair Litton: [to Jane]
Except for socially, you're my role model.
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Conflicted Love and Professional Rivalry
Aaron Altman: [to Jane; [wikt:bury the lede|buried the lede]
And if things had gone differently for me tonight then I probably wouldn't be saying any of this. I grant you everything. But give me this: he personifies everything that you've been fighting against. And I'm in love with you. How do you like that? I ].
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The Allure of Insecurity and Desperation
Aaron Altman:
Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive? If "needy" were a turn-on?
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A Unique Bond Amidst Darkness
Aaron Altman: [to Jane]
I think we have the kind of friendship where if I were the devil, you'd be the only one I would tell.
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