J. D. Salinger Quotes
I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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Among my generation, there was a purist position that any contact with electoral politics was an unforgiveable compromise.
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It was kind of good that I wasn't doing the Hollywood high life and stuff like that when I was 18, 19, 20, 21.
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I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
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The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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The last thing I would do to this country is to even put my personal interests about the country's interest. I have never done that in my life, and I will never do it because I, you know, I was brought up as a very patriotic Egyptian, and this is not just going to happen.
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I want to be judged by who I am, not by a relationship.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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If you take a frozen box and stick it in the microwave, you become connected to the factory. We've forgotten who we are.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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In the end, I need to be fulfilled in my work - that's more important than the money.
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Liberals want to live downtown. All over America - in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Georgetown - there are crowds of liberals living in the gritty, ugly, dirty neighborhoods sensible people are trying to flee.
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I think actors make for very good directors, and I would like to do that one day.
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Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals.
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Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
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I always made my songs very conversational, and if anyone ever has a conversation with me, they know I'm a very open guy, very open and honest.
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God has been my number one inspiration. I also look up to Will Smith and Jamie Fox who are also personal friends of mine. They give me great career advice. I would also include Chris Stokes, as a filmmaker and music producer. I've been working with him since I was eight.
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We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.
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Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.
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I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.
