Bill Plympton Quotes
I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get into the more highly produced hip-hop, which is something like what DJ Khaled does. But at some point, it starts to get kind of pop.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
Ford Frick
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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For me, my 50s was the decade when my tolerance for heels faded. I'm in good shape and, at 8 st. 3 lb., I'm still the same weight I was in my 30s, but as you get older, the weight of your body shifts somehow.
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I don't wish to curse anyone. I just feel bad when women, especially, try to sabotage the image of another woman.
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Another secret we carry is that though drab outside - wreckage to the eye, mirrors a mortification - inside we flame with a wild life that is almost incommunicable.
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I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
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No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
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I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.
