Jack Adams Quotes
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in.
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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.
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Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit of a history regarding Pakistan.
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A couple of flop plays, a death in the family, and it could all collapse.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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Textbooks are going to remain a key part of learning. They just need to go digital, become more interactive and they need more analytics.
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My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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I've always been a very prolific writer.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.
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My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
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In the beginning, I was so chintzy I really didn't pay my employees well.
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People say America is exceptional. I agree, but it's not the complexion of our skin or the twists in our DNA that make us unique. America is exceptional because we were founded upon the notion that everyone should be free to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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Consciousness is an end in itself. We torture ourselves getting somewhere, and when we get there it is nowhere, for there is nowhere to get to.
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Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!'
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Every schoolteacher will tell you that there is no substitute for engaged parents in the education of a child.
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I've really learned a lot from Zac Brown over the years. He is someone that I consider to be one of my best friends, and besides my parents, he has taught me more than anyone else. Zac is, by nature, a giving and understanding person.
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Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition.
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I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
