Bob Greene Quotes
I continue to enjoy looking for stories, and trying to do the best job I can reporting and writing them.
Quotes to Explore
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You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.
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The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three times with a cooling off period in between his murders.
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Telly never has any smart, amusing intellectuals living on a council estate.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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If you watch a television show made by accomplished professionals of children's TV, it's all very expressive.
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I don't go, 'It is now time to change Americans' perception of Muslims. It's going to be a long day.' I think you just try to be unique and try to be yourself, and if something good comes of that, then great.
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The town of St. Charles near St. Louis was founded by a trapper named Blanchette. There is a section that's called Frenchtown on historical markers.
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What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that.
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Prayer is often a temptation to bank on a miracle of God instead of on a moral issue, i.e., it is much easier to ask God to do my work than it is to do it myself. Until we are disciplined properly, we will always be inclined to bank on God's miracles and refuse to do the moral thing ourselves. It is our job, and it will never be done unless we do it.
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I continue to enjoy looking for stories, and trying to do the best job I can reporting and writing them.
