Dean Norris Quotes
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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Music can bring about different vibes on the field, off the field, urban life, going to church, leaving church. Everything the world may bring, there's a song for it to put you in the right frame of mind.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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We have to balance the lineality of the known universe with the nonlineality of the unknown universe.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
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The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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I've had many incidents in my life of racism. I've been thrown on the ground. I've been frisked. I've been arrested so many times I couldn't tell you. I have no need to talk about it.
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I don't think you should limit what you read.
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Whenever I see the Hong Kong flag is flying in the sky, not because of anybody else, because of my efforts, I think it's the most proud time of my life.
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I'm so sick of gay this, gay that. I could care less. It ain't affecting my life at all.
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Neither does man have gills for living in a water environment; yet it is not sinful to explore the depths of the oceans in search of food or other blessings.
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The No. 1 cause of forest fires is trees.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.
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People just get kicks out of making other people sad.
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There is nothing more worrisome to ISIS than cooperation between 'the West' and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilisations the group is trying to revive.
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I want to write songs and play them for people - live.
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My father is a very hardworking guy, and that's his focus in life, so I got a lot of the paternal attention that a boy wants and needs from my grandfather.
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I love Jeff Bridges. You can never go wrong with that guy. I hope to work with him one day.
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Here's what I had: I had the arrogance of saying I'd like to be in a 'good' movie, so in fact, when I was hot, I turned down a lot of stuff because I didn't think I wanted to watch it.
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The way I look at it, I'm a guy who acts to live.
