Denis Leary Quotes
People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, for chrissakes!
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By the end of high school, I would do shows at the theater at night and then take the train home and go to school the next morning.
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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Divine life is basically the inner freedom to choose the right and the good spontaneously.
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I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up.
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I'm always nervous before I go on stage, but once I'm out there everything is great and it's my favorite place to be.
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Some of the natural world is appealing, some of it is terrifying, and some of it grosses us out. Modern people don't want to be dropped naked into a swamp. We want to tour Yosemite with our water bottles and G.P.S. devices. The natural world is a source of happiness and fulfillment, but only when prescribed in the right doses.
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I still love my little home on YouTube, really.
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People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, for chrissakes!
