Emil Ferris Quotes
When I read 'Maus,' I realized you could tell a story of tremendous import using the graphic novel.

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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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As the anti-slavery community, we must together ensure that this attention is transferred into concrete action and results.
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You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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I want to do whatever I can to survive.
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Rock will never be dead for me. Do I like a lot of what I hear on rock music radio? No, not for the most part. I'm not a fan of the regurgitated Pearl Jam and Nickelback crap that's the biggest thing in the Midwest. There isn't that big of a market for rock anymore. Every once in a while something happens and you like it.
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There was a series called 'Game of Thrones' which was very popular here in the United States, a post-Tolkien kind of thing. It was garbage, yet very addictive garbage - because there's lots of violence, all the women take their clothes off all the time, and it's kind of fun.
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I don't talk much to offensive linemen in general.
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I have to do something with my mind, or I'll get in trouble.
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We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?
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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.
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I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.
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The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.
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I'm a normal person and I don't have superpowers! I do normal things, too.
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I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.
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My mother-in-law was with me during all four of my births and when she was sitting next to me holding my hand during the cesareans, well, I craved that.
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The night is beautiful, So are the faces of my people.
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As a consumer, you don't want to choose from a million pairs of jeans. You just want the one pair that's going to fit you and look great on you.
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I can't help but recall my dad and mom. Depression era kids, 8th and 9th grade educations, clawed and scratched to make a living as dairy farmers their whole life. At least two drought cycles nearly took it all away. They just worked harder, longer... and they made it.
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I was born in Champaign in 1918. From the neighborhood elementary and intermediate schools, I went to the University High School in the twin city, Urbana.
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The more I thought about myself, the weaker I got. The more I recognized that I was serving a purpose larger than myself, the stronger I got.
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At the end of the day, I am not my dad and have my own journey to make.
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When I read 'Maus,' I realized you could tell a story of tremendous import using the graphic novel.