Emil Ferris Quotes
Being seen is important for people. Doesn't happen enough for anyone. We're not here long in this world.
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.
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I don't even know how to define myself. I'm a person who writes. It's something I enjoy, and hopefully people enjoy it as well.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
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When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.
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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
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I'd like to do a really masculine film.
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We play rock & roll, but we swing when we play. We want that ongoing flow, that lightness, that forward rush of jazz.
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I respect Marvel as a company, and I think they're great, but never in my life have I looked up to being a superhero.
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I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal.
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And it really is a good feeling to get up there and make that sound. I'm not stuck in a time warp, because I can use as many of the old songs as I want to, just the favorites.
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Scrawling 'I'm gay' in lipstick on your parents' bedroom mirror may demonstrate a personal signature of the highest style, but is not particularly sensitive to their feelings. Upon hearing me utter those words almost twenty years ago, my own mother did what and self-respecting middle-class mom would do: went directly into a seizure.
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When you say your prayers try to understand
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The one thing I witnessed over and over were these pretty young people who would throw themselves into a cause larger than themselves and believe they could change the world.
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Advice is priceless: when it becomes interference it is preposterous.
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Basketball games - and seasons - make great narratives; they feature distinct acts, heroes and villains, and guaranteed resolutions.
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Being seen is important for people. Doesn't happen enough for anyone. We're not here long in this world.
