D. J. MacHale Quotes
It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now.
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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
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If you want to do stuff, you have to be able to handle controversy.
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Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
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I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for 'Battle Cry'. Paul Newman tested for 'Battle Cry'. I did nine tests to finally get that role.
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2009 was crazy enough! I can't believe I worked with Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Marsha Mason, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, Jack O'Brien and Trevor Nunn in the same 12 months.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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Obviously it's more fun having my teammates there and having all that camaraderie, but individual workouts are not a loss.
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I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
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I don't like to run. You will not see me running on a treadmill ever. Ever! I like boxing, though, so if I can go to the gym and box for 30 minutes, I will.
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I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.
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Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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Negroes are in no mood to shoulder guns for democracy abroad while they are denied democracy here at home.
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I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there... realizing another dream.
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Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
