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We've Got To Fight Against Bigness. If A School Gets Too Large, You Lose An Intimacy With The Students; They Begin To Feel They're Just Part Of A Big Complex. I Don't Think You Can Create Too Well In A Big Plant. That's Why I Always Tried To Avoid Bigness In The Studio.

-Walt Disney

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We've Got To Fight

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We've Got To Fight Against Bigness. If A School Gets Too Large, You Lose An Intimacy With The Students; They Begin To Feel They're Just Part Of A Big Complex. I Don't Think You Can Create Too Well In A Big Plant. That's Why I Always Tried To Avoid Bigness In The Studio.

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