Daniel Johns Quotes
I made a conscious effort to make a record that would affect people in a good way rather than the last one, which affected people in a bad way.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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I want audiences to see me in different avatars.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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Age is just a number. If someone can perform at 45, who will stop that fellow from playing top-level cricket?
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There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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Well, we all have murderous thoughts throughout the day, if not the week.
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I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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I don't mind dating younger men now.
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Beware of the company you keep. See that you associate with the right type of people.
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Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.
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We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.
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One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car.
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I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.
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After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
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A one-hundred-thousand-word novel might take a year or several years, and then you just come to 'The End' one day. But it takes hundreds of days to get to 'The End.' As a writer, you have to put in those hundreds of days.
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Even people who say that black people are minorities, there are a billion black people in the world. A billion white people. What part of that is a minority? If you separate yourself, then maybe. But I see black people as one man. When I see people beaten on the streets of America, that hurts me. I feel that.
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Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.
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I made a conscious effort to make a record that would affect people in a good way rather than the last one, which affected people in a bad way.
