Calvin Trillin Quotes
Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly.
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I read part of it all the way through.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
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I'm open to all the elements, I'm definitely ready to take anything on. But I don't want to jump too far into the deep end.
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What I love about what I get to do is that I'm allowed to create the stories that I want to tell with minimal interference by some very big corporations like Microsoft and Sprint and EA and BioWare. The advantage that these tech companies have is that they understand the space organically, versus traditional media companies.
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.
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Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Make the wise man within you your living ideal.
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Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
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I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.'
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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I'm kind of a dirty guy, a little Bill Laimbeer-ish. Those are the guys I used to watch growing up. I used to watch Karl Malone; now I watch Boozer and Elton Brand and try to emulate those guys as much as possible because those guys are about the same size as me.
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In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy.
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We are actually fourth dimensional beings in a third dimensional body inhabiting a second dimensional world!
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I feel like a princess with a knife. I've wanted to be an Iron Chef forever.
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I want to make as much money as I possibly can so that when my day comes, my mother and sister is fine. My close friends are fine. They don't have to worry about anything ever again.
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Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly.
