Christopher Voss Quotes
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A lot of young chefs today get carried away by trends, by influences, by movements.
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Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
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I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards.
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I'm not a trend person. I don't want to look to my right and see somebody in the same thing.
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I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.
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When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he's saving a parking place.
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When your maturity is derived from circumstantial factors other than faith, your level of maturity would continue to fluctuate rather than being stable. This is why I am enabled to maintain a balance and stable approach to the challenges that come my way every day. I am not moved by what people say or do concerning my relationship with God.
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I want to just be what kids believe in.
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There is something very very special, universal and easily identifiable among all Jews; it is beyond territory, it is something we all have in common.
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I wrote my first play when I was eight.
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For everyone, 'Star Wars' has been a part of their lives in some capacity. I remember watching it very early on with my cousins and my brother, and we were all cuddled around the VHS player, which sounds very old-fashioned, but that was the way then.
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I don't believe in ghosts.
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People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.
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Musically, I always wanted to experiment.
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Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly.
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As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the funniest. I wish I were a black comedian, actually.
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I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.
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Germans don't speak in a German accent, they just speak German.
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'She keeps trying and you’ve got to be careful or you’ll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you’re tired of disbelieving her.'
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He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.
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The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.
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The people who pretend that dying is rather like strolling into the next room always leave me unconvinced. Death, like birth, must be a tremendous event.
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'No' is a dynamic that you've got to master before you can ever master 'yes.'
