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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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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There's so many different things that you can physically change for a character.
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I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date.
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There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.
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In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.
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Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.
