Gary L. Francione Quotes
We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.
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If you try to create something that everybody can relate to, you're gonna make something that nobody can relate to.
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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.
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I'm a huge fan of 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of my favorite shows.
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One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
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I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
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If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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I'm lucky in that I can't see myself doing an office job every day. I'm lucky that I can play my sport and go around the world without too much to worry about outside that. I think it's good to be happy with what you're doing.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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Anytime rock and metal can get on mainstream TV at all, it's a good thing.
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British society has never been cleansed of the filth of imperialism.
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I'd done some acting stuff when I was younger, around age nine.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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I love acting. It's what I do, not what I am.
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I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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Misfits aren't misfits among other misfits.
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Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty.
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Whenever I have had to write fiction, I've always had to invent a character who roughly has my background.
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.
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I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
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We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.
