Pythagoras Quotes
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.
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If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.
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I'm not hiding anything. What you see is what you get.
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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.
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I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding.
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You say 'African music' and you think 'tribal drumming.' But there's a lot of African music that's like James Brown, and a lot, too, that sounds very Hispanic.
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My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
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Beloved friends and comrades... the national Libertarian Party is dead.
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For me, I like to look presentable when I'm outside. I'm not going to come to the office with nasty hair and pajamas just because I stayed up all night - that's just who I am.
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If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.
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I particular enjoy the crime writer, Walter Ellis Mosley. He does a series of Chandler-esque detective stories.
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We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine,But search of deep philosophy,Wit, eloquence, and poetry;Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine.
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My best artist friend is definitely Jason Aldean. He and I really get along great and are really great friends. It's fun to tour with a buddy and somebody that I just enjoy hanging out with. If we weren't touring together, we'd be hunting in the off-season still and knocking around doing stuff, certainly.
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We are advertis'd by our loving friends.
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Whenever we engage in consumption or production patterns which take more than we need, we are engaging in violence.
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend.
