Blase J. Cupich Quotes
Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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In my world view, clearly the Internet is a huge force multiplier for Indian media because it has not crept up on us like something invisible; we've seen it all play out in the West.
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Genetically, I'm like my mum, and she looked great right up until her death in 1989.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
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It's really hard to get a coffee with someone. I have to call my agent, my agent calls their agent, their agent calls their manager, the manager calls back, the actor sends someone to the manager... then you get, 'Yeah, yeah, I'd love to have dinner at six,' and all I wanted was coffee! It can take, like, six days to get coffee.
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Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.
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The paradox of anti-Semitism is that it is invariably up to the Jews to explain away the charges. The anti-Semite simply has to make them.
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I remember, growing up, if something big - God forbid - happened, the first jokes you heard on the subject came out of Jersey.
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I don't want costumes and makeup between me and the audience - I want more direct communication. There's something for me about being honest on stage, and I'm at my most honest when I'm behind a piano. So I prefer my concert performances.
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Dentistry was an ego trip, and acting is a personal need. Usually it's the reverse, and I honestly don't think I had the talent in my hands to be a good dentist.
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My life changes dramatically every time I get up out of bed. After my proposal life changed in that I wasn't asked to change. I always thought that marriage meant someone was going to ask you to stop being who you were. And I met someone who not only wants me to be who I am but likes it. So, my life changed in that my views towards marriage stopped being morbid. I found I was ready to be a good partner where I don't think I was a very good partner to people before. I stepped up my game.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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I'm from Wisconsin so I always feel a little nauseous about begging and trying to trick people into liking me.
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Listen, talk, be respectful of people - and make sure that you have openness to where people are coming from. And you don't do anything that is unnecessarily antagonistic, that is only going to make you feel good because you've done it.
