Neil LaBute Quotes
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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I'm a passionate person, to a fault at times.
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Every Jew is my brother, and I will not succumb to hate speech.
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I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give a lesson the situation is the same as writing a book. You have to capture the attention, the complicity of your audience.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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There is no truly global justice.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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I still get mad. I still get upset. But I let it go more quickly.
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I am all for everyone having a voice; I just don't think everyone has earned the microphone. And that's what the Internet has done.
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Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.
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Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?
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'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.
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I have no guitar technique.
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I want to be the top man in our sport. I want to be that guy everyone wants to see skate.
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You lose something in not being rooted, but you gain something by seeing the world differently. It's both a loss and a gift.
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I had a blast writing the Ranger in 'The Great Dinosaur Rush' for the Moonstone collection. The story turned out to be twice as long as it was supposed to be, but I was having fun. I even showed the Ranger in his 'old prospector' disguise, and I had some nice exchanges between the Ranger and Tonto.
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The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known.
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up.
