Denis Leary Quotes
Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short guy, or anybody not passing the test in a life-or-death job, leads to friction.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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Imagine trying to be a gay actor, a gay anything in modern Russia? Where to be positively oneself, to be affectionate in public with someone you love of the same gender, or to talk of that love in the hearing of anyone under 18, will put you prison?
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Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people in need around me, that's it. A lot of people say, 'Man, Waka Flocka ain't go no lyrics,' so I was like, 'Yeah, you right!'
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I don't weigh into politics.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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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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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
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I actually never thought that Barack Obama was anything but a typical Democratic party politician, which to me meant that he was probably in bed with Wall Street.
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To rush to throw away your magazine business and move it on the iPad is just sheer insanity and insecurity and fear.
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Most of the women placed in the fire department here in New York never passed the physical test. And a fat guy or a short guy, or anybody not passing the test in a life-or-death job, leads to friction.
