Bob Weir Quotes
Your parents were always trying to get you to be careful when you were a kid, and that's all pervasive in this society.
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The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.
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The French are pretty thin-skinned. The few times I mentioned a French writer in 'City Boy,' the relatives would ring up in high dudgeon. I once wrote a mocking review of Marguerite Duras in the 'New York Review of Books,' and good friends of mine in France got very angry.
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I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.
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Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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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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Presidents are nice people. They're nice, fun-loving people who have great jobs.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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I'm naturally a protective person to those close to me.
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A secret is not something unrevealed, but something told privately, in a whisper.
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I have been a proponent of dramatically expanding the AmeriCorps program. By increasing the pay of participants to a living wage, it can act as a jobs program that, rather than trying to predict what will be technically viable jobs, will value social support and provide jobs that make communities stronger.
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Your parents were always trying to get you to be careful when you were a kid, and that's all pervasive in this society.
