Jai Rodriguez Quotes
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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This town was built on nepotism.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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A lot of the younger kids now can rap, but they're scared of the crowd. Mastery of that stage is an MC. I don't know if you've seen any great MCs on stage but when you do it's like wow, this is more than the words to rhymes.
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I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.
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If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
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My literary success meant nothing to me.
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Although it is hard to see why any sensible authority would feel threatened by the peaceful expression of one's point of view, there is a long history of trying to repress subversive depictions of political figures - back in the 19th century, for example, France's King Louis Philippe was depicted as a piece of fruit.
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Sometimes I'll have sections that I'm not quite sure how they fit in the puzzle of a tune, they'll get moved around; what I think was originally a verse ends up becoming the chorus, or what's an intro gets dropped as a hook, things get shifted around a lot.
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All women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols.
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No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.
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The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.
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Not everyone is nice and good to work with or grateful for the experience.
