Mark Kurlansky Quotes
I am first and foremost a storyteller; I want to tell a good story, and I want it to mean something - something that I think is important.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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News has become entertainment. Once that happens, a whole series of horrific events start to happen, whether it's the lack of dissemination of something that can inform you or something that actually negatively impacts society.
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ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music is everything to me.
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Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
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I like my feet. I have a tattoo on my foot with my last name. They're dancer feet. They're pretty. My toes are proportioned nicely. And they're strong - I can pinch people with my toes.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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Big feature films are another world.
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Fashion Week is like Christmas.
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You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
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I guess this is why I hate governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by the fine print men. There's nothing to fight, no wall to hammer with frustrated fists.
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I am first and foremost a storyteller; I want to tell a good story, and I want it to mean something - something that I think is important.
