Bill Griffith Quotes
Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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When people say all politicians are the same, ask yourself if Obama was the same as Bush, if Francois Hollande is the same as Sarkozy. They are not. They are human beings with different views and different visions for the world.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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Throwing money at something doesn't really create - forgive me that onerous word - art.
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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You have to be brave when you've got a kid.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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My original dream was to become a singer-songwriter, so I sent a video of myself playing the piano and singing to all the big agencies.
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Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
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My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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Every season I am inspired by women.
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But as someone pointed out earlier, it is not really about fairness; it is about taking finite resources and applying them where they will have the most effect.
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Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.
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It did not go without notice that Ayn Rand stood beside me as I took the oath of office in the presence of President Ford in the Oval Office. Ayn Rand and I remained close until she died in 1982, and I'm grateful for the influence she had on my life. I was intellectually limited until I met her.
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Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.
