Jack Kirby Quotes
I had very high respect for the Pratt Institute, but I thought that I had done my best, and that was not their version of the best.
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It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.
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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line.
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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.
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I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
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From early morning to late at night, it's such an interesting life, and I'm healthy and free, and that's not so easy with a family.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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Happiness exists only if you have a lot of people to share it with.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.
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Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.
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The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
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Your brain is so lovely and so willing to please. It wants to help so much.
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Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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I had very high respect for the Pratt Institute, but I thought that I had done my best, and that was not their version of the best.
