Duane G. Carey Quotes
I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days, I had no intentions of going to college.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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I often felt that I didn't train and race enough team sprint to get it right. You need to know that you've got a place to have that continuity of results. Am I in? Am I out of this one? That's tough.
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Getting your writing criticized can be a lot like getting skinned, and you respond to it just as enthusiastically.
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When hypocrisy is a character trait, it also affects one's thinking, because it consists in the negation of all the aspects of reality that one finds disagreeable, irrational or repugnant.
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In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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Patents have a place in medical science - for new inventions that advance the state of knowledge.
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My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
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I don't know, the word 'famous' just sounds really weird to me, because I'm just me.
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I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
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The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.
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Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.
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Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.
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Some of the best advice I was ever given was: 'Don't believe your own hype.'
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere.
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When I'm on the road traveling, the things I miss most are my two children and barbecuing with friends. Rack of ribs, lamb and veal are my specialties.
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I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days, I had no intentions of going to college.
