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" I fly an aeroplane, and I think a lot about how much I do not want ever to run into an optimistic air traffic controller. I just don't. I want a guy down there who's just waiting for the worst crash possible and petrified that it's going to happen on his watch. And then I feel safe flying into his territory. "

Sydney Pollack

Fly

Flying

Feel

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Going

Know

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Innovator

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I Am

Blake

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Love

Life

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