Douglas Wood Quotes
Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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I don't like to post fresh standup material, because I want to use it in a special. The stuff I like to post online I like to be off-the-cuff moments.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
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My thinking has always been that the worst problem we have with regard to lack of inclusion is the terribly low labor force participation rates and terribly high unemployment rates of young men, especially young men in ethnic minority groups and, in particular, young black men.
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Most of the results of using technical bugging devices were of little importance for my service. It may have been different in counter-intelligence, where bugs in flats, etc., were used to obtain a lot of information about what counter-intelligence was interested in.
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Life is made up of meetings and partings. People come into your life everyday, you say good morning, you say good evening, some stay for a few minutes, some stay for a few months, some a year, others a whole lifetime. No matter who it is, you meet and then you part. I'm so glad I met you Elizabeth Egan; I'll thank my lucky stars for that. I think I wished for you all of my life" He whispered. "But now it is time for us to part.
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As chair of the CBC, I will do all I can to be supportive of Congressman Conyers.
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Writing 'Jughead' in general is a pleasure because - and I think a lot of very tall guys can agree with me on this - there was a time in my teenage years where I just ate all the time and never got full.
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Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case.
