J. D. Salinger Quotes
I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of writers he loves, but it's always nice, I'll grant you, if he has one.
Quotes to Explore
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Buildings are always better than drawings and models.
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I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror.
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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The good thing is I didn't feel like anyone was going to judge me on 'Glee.'
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I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
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It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre.
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I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
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I've experienced many hardships, but mentally, I've always been older, and that reflects in my actions, too.
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I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.
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I've always liked acoustic blues. I liked Bob Dylan a lot.
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I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard. And I always wear high heels on stage, which can be painful.
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So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
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I always keep my makeup really simple.
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There is a sort of natural instinct of human dignity in the heart of man which steels his very nerves not to bend beneath the heavy blows of a great adversity. The palm-tree grows best beneath a ponderous weight, even so the character of man. There is no merit in it, it is a law of psychology. The petty pangs of small daily cares have often bent the character of men, but great misfortunes seldom. There is less danger in this than in great good luck.
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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I don't really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from the works of writers he loves, but it's always nice, I'll grant you, if he has one.
