J. K. Simmons Quotes
I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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I get up late, have an espresso, and immediately start work. I try to get roughly caught up on email before I leave the house, then if I need to write anything or review a complex deal, I do that, and then I head to the office and work on my top few priorities for the day. I try to schedule my meetings in the afternoon.
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My day-to-day look is inspired by comfort, color and just how I'm feeling that day.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically.
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We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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We are like a traveling circus, our family! We sing, we dance, we do football, we do fashion.
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There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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My music confuses people because they think I will sound a certain way because I look a certain way with the dreads.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.
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Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It's time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world.
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Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
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I have always loved music. My mom used to sing with my sister and I when I was younger, and I was in choirs and loved to perform, but when I was in college, I went on a study abroad to Trinidad, and while I was there, I sang backup at my first concert.
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When I read something, I picture that scene in that detail. That becomes very similar to composing a photo in real life.
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That's what I paint, I paint people. They're portraits, but you won't always be pleased with the way you look in my paintings. Which is fine, I guess. Unless you're buying it, and it's of your kid!
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Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless. It just slows down my writing, and I can't tell anyway. It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read with pride, that my editor will suggest cutting.
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I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
