Christopher Guest Quotes
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To be honest, before I joined the industry, I knew very little about the fashion world, and I hardly knew any name brands. Probably because the price tags were a little too high, and home girl needed to work.
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When I'm not working... I'm an actor! I'm auditioning! I like to hang out, have fun, drink, club, meet boys, look for boyfriends, play MASH, the usual.
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We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension.
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My interests are not really with television, per se.
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My daughters are here, and that makes me feel good. And with the spirit of Nick Ashford, I think I'll make it through. I have no choice.
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You give before you get.
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The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here.
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When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.
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I'm having this disbelief and dissatisfaction with an establishment that feels like it's moving backward, and I think there's a similar feeling with everyone of my age and in the world of music and artistic stuff. Art is an important way those feelings get expressed and help people process their feelings and opinions.
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There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.
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I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.
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I always have been trying to work on the other side of Jackie, and that is, making sure that my appearance, that my image, is right; also, working in the job world, knowing how it is to wake up and go to a job.
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My tenure at 'The Daily Show' started during the decade after September 11, and fear of Muslims was at an all-time high. Politicians and the media seemed to dial the fright, mistrust, and animosity up to a fever pitch to gain votes and ratings.
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Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.
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My dream has come true, now that I have passed it on.
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Just do what you love. This is what I am doing.
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Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.
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If one has problems with immigrant communities in Europe, that should not be used against Turkey.
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We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
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When I was at college - that was the first time I tried singing. I played in a band, and people seemed to like it.
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I knew Dave Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic.
