"Actually, Lou, I think it was more than just my being in the right place at the right time. I think it was my being the right race, the right religion, the right sex, the right socioeconomic group, having the right accent, the right clothes, going to the right schools..."
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privilege, white privilege, life of privilege, privileged background, privileged backgrounds, racism, classism, misogyny, misogynist, misogynists, glass ceiling, glass ceilings, opportunity, opportunities, white man, white men, discriminate, discriminating, discrimination, secret to success, success, successful, advantage, advantages, advantageous, prejudice, prejudiced, bigot, bigots, bigotry, unfair, level playing field, level playing fields, advantage, advantages, bigotry, leg up, bootstraps, boot straps, entrepreneur, credit, give credit, giving credit, succesful, success, key to successJaws phones his agent.
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agent, agents, hollywood agent, hollywood agents, shark, sharks, monster, monsters, monster movie, monster movies, dying career, dying careers, restart, restarts, comeback, comebacks, little mermaid, blockbuster, blockbusters, aging movie star, ageing movie stars, long in the tooth, out of fashion, opportunity, career opportunity, career opportunities, hollywood, hollywood industry, rep, reps, representative, representatives, personal representative"Once, years ago, I gave a sucker an even break, but it didn't work out."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, sucker, suckers, chance, chances, opportunity, opportunities, failure, failed, social status, elite, elites"I thank you guys for a wonderful time—and for giving me the opportunity to access some laughter!"
"Dad, would you consider a leadership gift to my snowboard capital campaign?"
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snowboard, snowboards, save up, saves up, saving up, dad, dads, son, sons, goal, goals, snowboarder, snowboarders, campaign contribution, campaign contributions, campaign contributor, campaign contributors, gift, gifts, donation, donations, donate, donates, spin, spins, spinning, opportunity, opportunities, hobby, winter sport, winter sports"I'm sorry, but there is no more fast lane. We all live on the median now."
"What are you complaining about? It's a level playing field."
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dog-eat-dog, playing field, playing fields, level playing field, elite, elites, uneven, unequal, inequality, opportunity, opportunities, justification, justifications, hare, hares, rabbit, rabbits, lion, lions, fed to the lions, bootstraps, victim, victims, victimization, victimized, victimisation, victimised, mentality, mentalities, prey, predator, predators, predatoryA dog locks a man out and sleeps in his bed.
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dog, dogs, bed, beds, sleep, sleeps, sleeping, opportunist, opportunists, opportunity, opportunities, dog owner, dog owners, pet, pets, on the bed, made bed, made beds, make the bed, making the bed, morning, mornings, morning routine, morning routines, morning ritual, morning rituals, nap, naps, napping, scuff, scuffs, scuffed, lock, locked, prank, pranks, pranking"Larry is a white male, but he hasn't been able to do much with it."
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male privilege, white privilege, privilege, privileged, privileges, opportunity, opportunities, missed opportunities, unsympathetic, insensitive, insensitivity, embarrassed, embarrassment, social inequality, gender inequality, expectation, expectations, criticism, criticizm, unfiair, gender issues, race issues, racism"They say it's the last of the really big cattle drives, and I'm just glad I'm here to see it."
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business, businessman, businessmen, office, offices, office life, manager, managers, executive, executives, boss, bosses, old west, wild west, western, westerns, film, films, mid-west, midwest, regional, cowboy, cowboys, animal, animals, cow, cows, cattle, horse, horses, livestock, cattle drive, cattle drives, herding cattle, ranch, ranches, rancher, ranchers, ranger, rangers, history, historical, lucky, fortunate, opportunity, opportunities, chance, chances"All my children have the potential I never could afford."
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potential, potentials, kid, kids, dad, dads, father, fathers, family life, family-life, pushy parents, silver spoon, silver-spoon, wealth inequality, opportunity, opportunities, privilege, privileged, privileged background, privileged backgrounds, role model, role models, living vicariously, vicarious living, ambition, ambitions, ambitious, aspiration, aspirations, aspiring"I'm shopping my prison video around, but apparently if you don't shiv another inmate or become someone's bitch nobody's interested."
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prison, prisons, prison guard, prison guards, reality tv, reality television, pitch, pitches, pitch meeting, pitch meetings, producer, producers, producing, inmate, inmates, reality show, reality shows, jail, jails, jailing, jailer, jailers, hollywood, hollywood writer, hollywood writers, sensational, sensationalist, jailed, felon, felons, ex-con, ex-convict, ex-convicts, opportunist, opportunists, opportunity, crisis, white collar crime, white collar criminal"This is an opportunity to simplify your life - don't blow it."
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robber, robbers, robbery, robberies, burglar, burglars, burglary, burglaries, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, opportunity, opportunities, business opportunity, business opportunities, simplify, simplifies, simplifying, self-serving, altruism, altruist, altruists, consumerism, consumerist, material goods, thief, thieves, thieving, steal, steals, stealing, burgled"What is the American dream, and does it differ in many respects from the Connecticut dream?"
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business, businessmen, businessman, connecticut, dream, dreams, american dream, different, ethos, ideal, ideals, prosperity, success, social mobility, freedom, democracy, liberty, opportunity, equality, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, state, states, cliche, cliches, immigrationMoses parts the Red Sea while a follower searches with a metal detector.
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moses, red sea, the parting of the red sea, sea, water, parting sea, parts sea, metal detector, metal detectors, sensor, sensors, prospecting, salvage, survey, search, probe, bible, exodus, technology, probes, probing, loose change, spare change, opportunist, opportunists, opportunism, opportunity, take advantage, taking advantage, book of exodus"… and then Roger discovered fly fishing and I discovered Gregory."
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fly fishing, fly fisherman, fly fishermen, affair, affairs, cheat, cheats, cheating, spouse, spouses, wife, wives, husband, husbands, spark, infidelity, adultery, attentive husband, attentive husbands, cheater, cheaters, opportunity, opportunities, fish, fishes, fishing, hobby, hobbies, hobbyist, hobbyists, neglect, spousal neglect, neglected wife, neglected wives"Damnit, I knew you weren't ready for the big picture!"
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big picture, seeing the big picture, boss, bosses, mentor, mentors, mentorship, mentorships, mentoring, businessmen, businessman, business ethics, corporate ethics, corporate morals, business morals, big picture thinking, big picture thinker, big picture thinkers, problem solver, problem solvers, problem solving, problem solve, opportunity, opportunities"Damnit, I knew you weren't ready for the big picture!"
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big picture, seeing the big picture, boss, bosses, mentor, mentors, mentorship, mentorships, mentoring, businessmen, businessman, business ethics, corporate ethics, corporate morals, business morals, big picture thinking, big picture thinker, big picture thinkers, problem solver, problem solvers, problem solving, problem solve, opportunity, opportunities"We stumbled onto a house - and both of us being young and in love and quick to grasp the situation - "
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bride, brides, bridegroom, bridegrooms, groom, grooms, romance, romances, romantic, romantics, date, dates, elopement, elopements, eloped, eloping, romantic gesture, romantic gestures, vicar, vicars, minister, ministers, priest, priests, wedding ceremony, wedding ceremonies, opportunity, opportunities"Beware of the Rack Rats"
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pack rat, pack rats, steal, steals, stealing, thief, thieves, thieving, theft, thefts, cigar, rack rat, rack rats, fashion rack, fashion racks, fashionista, fashionistas, come around, comes around, coming around, knockout, knockouts, knock out, knock outs, knocked out, unconscious, opportunist, opportunists, opportunity"I'm really excited about this opportunity, but I'm hoping there's room to negotiate the title? What about 'Rises-to-the-Occasions-Mary?', or 'Cool-Under-Pressure-Mary?'
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mary, virgin mary, gabriel, angel gabriel, angel, angels, message from god, messages from god, nativity, nativity story, birth of christ, christianity, title, titles, job title, job titles, impressive job titles, embarrassing job titles, negotiate, negotiates, negotiation, promotion, opportunity, opportunities"I smell petroleum reserves."
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forest, forests, businessmen, businessman, wood, woods, woodland, nature, petroleum, petrol, fuel, reserve, reserves, smell, smells, smelling, sense, senses, sensing, oil, oil reserves, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, business, opportunity, opportunities, gold mine, discover, discovered, discovery, forest walk, walk, walks, walking, dog walk, dog walks, dig, digs, digging, dig up, digging up, destroy, destroys destroying, global warming, non-renewable, non-renewable resource"Thanks for the opportunity to throw away such a wonderful career."
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fired, lay off, laid off, retire, retired, retirement, retiring, opportunity, opportunities, young generation, authority, career, careers, promotion, promoted, promotions, generation gap, generation gaps, office, offices, co-worker, co-workers, colleague, colleagues, non-appreciative, unappreciative, unappreciated