Jai Rodriguez Quotes
I had said to some pastor that I was having thoughts, and the church turned on me. They went to my mom and said, So sorry about your son.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.
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I think the films we see, the Hollywood films, which are basically entertainment, will still be there, but they'll be in a totally different category. People won't take them seriously. They'll kind of end up the way comic books have. A side view of things.
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My writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.
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There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.
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I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
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The thing is, the Tulsa experience that I wrote about in 'The Outsiders' is closer to the universal experience than it would be if I wrote it from L.A. or New York. It's an everyman story.
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Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.
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I would love to have been a painter in the tradition of the surrealist painters who I admire so much.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones.
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We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
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Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
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Biggie is my favorite rapper, for sure. No other artist has impacted me that much.
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The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
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The noble lord in this case, as in so many others, first destroys his opponent, and then destroys his own position afterwards. The noble lord is the Prince Rupert of parliamentary discussion: his charge is resistless, but when he returns from the pursuit he always finds his camp in the possession of the enemy.
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I feel happy when I look at my grandson, who is 10 months old. That relaxes me.
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Pakistan never valued Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan saab until English songwriter Peter Gabriel started collaborating with him. After that, the country suddenly realised that they have an amazing talent. This is the story of a lot of artistes there.
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I had said to some pastor that I was having thoughts, and the church turned on me. They went to my mom and said, So sorry about your son.
