Trent Reznor Quotes
People are always saying, 'You're really nice, I thought you were going to be a complete asshole.' I'm getting pretty fed up with it. I just want to say to them, 'Well I could always piss on your head.'
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People don't yell nasty things at actors - they let them continue.
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Susan had an earnest soul, a conscience tending to morbidity.
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Thinking through how to make sure we're bringing incredible toys and experiences and that to our girls and our boys at some point is really important for this country for the world in general.
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People expect someone with the name 'Israel Horovitz' to be a little old man with sideburns carrying a Torah.
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I think an encore is perfectly acceptable, but I find it so weird when people do two or three.
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Cultivate Curiosity. If you really want to grow in your lifetime, learn to be as inquisitive as a child. Curious people are never bored, and for them life becomes an unending study of joy.
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People are always saying, 'You're really nice, I thought you were going to be a complete asshole.' I'm getting pretty fed up with it. I just want to say to them, 'Well I could always piss on your head.'
