James Earl Jones Quotes
I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.

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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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I sometimes try to think of my life as an Iranian, and it is hard to imagine. I am grateful for the life I have had in America and all the amazing opportunities and experiences it has given me. But there is a spirit in Iranians I can see that is unbounded by geography.
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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I don't really approach stories to make them different from other stuff I've seen, I just try to get into the character, into his or her head. Try to make it as funny, as scary or as wild as I can so that I really like it.
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
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Taylor's first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unprecedented success in country music, '1989' is strictly pop.
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The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
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I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
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Although I performed in high school, my first real experience with theater was performing with a student-run organization at Vanderbilt University called The Original Cast where I learned that I loved performing and especially loved theater people.
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The fact is, it's hard to release movies.
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To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.
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My Smiths, my Carters, the Cashes - everybody embraced me and held my arms up when I couldn't do it myself.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.
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I hope to grow up and see myself accepting myself and accepting time going by and everything falls.
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For the doubters out there, of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning.
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I've been through WTO riots in Seattle, massive earthquakes, major floods... forest fires. I just try to be as even-keeled and calm as possible.
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Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.
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I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.